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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

413 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 715 PM CDT



* AT 407 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS EXTREME

  SOUTHWEST CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED AS MUCH AS SIX

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL MOVE DOWN

  DRY CREEK...KASKASKIA RIVER...AND OTHER STREAMS INTO NORTHWEST

  DOUGLAS COUNTY.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE RURAL NORTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTY



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

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



LAT...LON 3988 8828 3982 8828 3980 8846 3988 8846



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