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ILC055-065-077-193-121230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

233 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

  WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 630 AM CST



* AT 228 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR THAT

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS

  THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 4 AM. AT 220 AM...A TRAINED SPOTTER

  REPORTED THAT PARTS OF HIGHWAY 242 FROM MCLEANSBORO ILLINOIS NORTH

  TO INTERSTATE 64 WAS FLOODED.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  MURPHYSBORO...DESOTO...BENTON...MCLEANSBORO AND CARMI. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3825 8802 3794 8806 3794 8830 3792 8838

      3792 8857 3791 8870 3787 8872 3787 8915

      3767 8916 3765 8922 3763 8949 3780 8964

      3792 8959 3795 8951 3794 8918 3809 8912

      3811 8907 3813 8872 3825 8868



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