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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1134 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY.



* AT 1120 AM CDT...THE JASPER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM A LEVEE BREAK

  SOUTHEAST OF STE MARIE. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE EMBARRAS RIVER

  CONTINUE AT RECORD LEVELS THIS MORNING...AND THE THREAT REMAINS

  FOR ADDITIONAL LEVEE FAILURES.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

STE. MARIE...WEST LIBERTY AND WILLOW HILL.



THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY

MORNING AND THE LEVEE BREAK JUST SOUTHEAST OF STE MARIE EARLIER TODAY 

WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY 

ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

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

SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3904 8813 3904 8796 3886 8796 3886 8812

TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 180DEG 0KT 3893 8803



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