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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1221 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...



* UNTIL 415 AM CDT.



* AT 1216 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  EXCESSIVE RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM HUMBOLDT TO

  OAKLAND TO CHRISMAN. HOURLY RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA RANGE

  FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH 

  FLOODING.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PARIS...

ARCOLA...BROCTON...CHRISMAN...COOKS MILL...HINDSBORO...HUMBOLDT...

HUME...OAKLAND...RARDIN AND REDMON.



THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 192 AND 205.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE

NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3986 8756 3961 8755 3949 8844 3967 8847

TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 180DEG 0KT 3963 8825



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