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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1118 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 515 AM CDT



* AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR

  ESTIMATES HALF AN INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN

  SINCE 1030 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT

  COUPLE OF HOURS.



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE

  AFFECTING WASHINGTON PARK...TRENTON...SWANSEA...SHILOH...SCOTT

  AFB...OFALLON...NEW MEMPHIS...NEW BADEN...MASCOUTAH...LEBANON...

  GERMANTOWN...FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS...FAIRMONT CITY...EAST ST. LOUIS...

  DUPO...CENTREVILLE...CASEYVILLE...CAHOKIA...BREESE...BELLEVILLE...

  BECKEMEYER...AVISTON AND ALBERS.



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.



LAT...LON 3822 8940 3823 9003 3814 9006 3811 9020

      3821 9035 3835 9036 3865 9015 3866 8939

TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 180DEG 0KT 3846 8992



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