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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1027 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PIPER CITY...PAXTON...GIBSON CITY...

  IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...STOCKLAND...CLAYTONVILLE...WATSEKA...

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LOCHIEL...TALBOT...ATKINSON...

  FREELAND PARK...BARCE...WADENA...RAUB...TEMPLETON...DUNNINGTON...

  FOWLER...



* UNTIL 830 AM CST WEDNESDAY/930 AM EST WEDNESDAY/...



* AT 1024 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ACROSS BENTON COUNTY.  FAST FLOWING WATER 

  ACROSS ROADWAYS WAS BEING REPORTED. 



  IN ADDITION...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 AND A HALF TO 2 INCHES OF     

  RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  



  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER...RUNOFF     

  WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THERE IS A       

  THREAT OF MORE RAIN DEVELOPING TOWARD MORNING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUCKLEY...

  SHELDON...ONARGA...MILFORD...GILMAN...CLIFTON AND ASHKUM



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING 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 BY

AUTOMOBILE.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 4049 8790 4040 8795 4040 8845 4060 8845

      4063 8823 4095 8821 4100 8753 4074 8754

      4074 8712 4048 8711

TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 180DEG 0KT 4059 8795



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