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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

426 PM CDT SUN JUN 18 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 730 PM CDT



* AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA

  NORTHWEST OF PARIS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 INCH OF RAIN IN      

  ABOUT A HALF HOUR. HEAVY RAIN OF 1 INCH OR MORE HAD ALREADY FELL   

  FROM PARIS NORTHWARD EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO

  2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM AND...WILL LIKELY LEAD

  TO FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.



* 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...PARIS...BROCTON...CHRISMAN...HUME...KANSAS...REDMON...

  VERMILION...BORTON...EDGAR...METCALF...PALERMO AND SCOTTLAND.



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 3988 8756 3949 8756 3950 8796 3989 8796



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