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ILC029-139-173-230530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

630 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

  SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 623 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED

  AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND ANOTHER

  INCHE OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. 



* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING...REPORTED BY A 

  TRAINED SPOTTER IN SOME OF THE RURAL ROADS IN COLES COUNTY.  MORE

  HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT

  WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING.THIS ADDITIONAL 

  RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MORE FLASH FLOODING.



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 3964 8802 3939 8806 3939 8848 3924 8852

      3921 8884 3922 8912 3931 8910 3952 8882

      3963 8844



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