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000 

WGUS53 KILX 061503

FFWILX

ILC115-061800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1001 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1000 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

  

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...DECATUR...ARGENTA...BLUE MOUND...FORSYTH...HARRISTOWN...

  LONG CREEK...MACON...MAROA...MOUNT ZION...NIANTIC...OREANA AND

  WARRENSBURG.



SHERIFFS OFFICE IN DECATUR HAS REPORTED FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS IN THE 

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  ANOTHER STORM IS MOVING 

OUT OF SANGAMON COUNTY WITH RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 

2 INCHES PER HOUR. 



FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND

CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS

OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4004 8877 3975 8878 3975 8882 3967 8883

      3967 8914 3980 8913 3982 8920 3991 8921

      3991 8914 4004 8914 4005 8897



$$



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000 

WGUS53 KILX 061503

FFWILX

ILC115-061800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1001 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1000 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

  

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...DECATUR...ARGENTA...BLUE MOUND...FORSYTH...HARRISTOWN...

  LONG CREEK...MACON...MAROA...MOUNT ZION...NIANTIC...OREANA AND

  WARRENSBURG.



SHERIFFS OFFICE IN DECATUR HAS REPORTED FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS IN THE 

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  ANOTHER STORM IS MOVING 

OUT OF SANGAMON COUNTY WITH RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 

2 INCHES PER HOUR. 



FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND

CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS

OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4004 8877 3975 8878 3975 8882 3967 8883

      3967 8914 3980 8913 3982 8920 3991 8921

      3991 8914 4004 8914 4005 8897



$$



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