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WGUS53 KPAH 130543

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ILC077-130830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1244 AM CDT THU JUL 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.



* UNTIL 330 AM CDT



* AT 1222 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY STILL REMAIN FLOODED DUE TO THE 

HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR THE 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THERFORE...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR JACKSON COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 330 AM.



* THE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WILL 

REMAIN ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF JACKSON COUNTY. THE 

AFFECTED COMMUNITIES...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GORHAM...MAKANDA...CARBONDALE...MURPHYSBORO AND GRAND TOWER. IN 

ADDITION...PERSONS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 127 

AND 51 IN SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE 

THROUGH 230 AM IN THE WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

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

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

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PADUCAH KENTUCKY.



LAT...LON 3785 8966 3777 8966 3761 8950 3761 8916

      3783 8916



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