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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1051 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 445 AM CDT



* AT 1054 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 INCHES TO 2.5 INCHES 

  OF RAIN PER HOUR.



* 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...SHELBYVILLE...COWDEN...FINDLAY...LAKEWOOD...MOWEAQUA...

  STEWARDSON...TOWER HILL...WESTERVELT...WINDSOR...CLARKSBURG...

  OCONEE AND SIGEL.



FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AS DARKNESS OBSCURES THE 

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

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

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

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



LAT...LON 3922 8914 3935 8913 3935 8903 3965 8903

      3965 8882 3959 8882 3957 8873 3953 8873

      3952 8866 3944 8859 3944 8848 3922 8848



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