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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

646 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

  SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   

  WARNED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO 2.5 INCHES. 

  MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME 

  AREAS WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO FLASH FLOODING.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

  MASCOUTAH...NASHVILLE...NEW BADEN...ALBERS...GERMANTOWN...LIVELY

  GROVE...MARISSA...NEW MEMPHIS AND OKAWVILLE.





PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 OR IN A VEHICLE.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN

AROUND...DONT DROWN



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST

LOUIS.



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LAT...LON 3821 8938 3823 8990 3856 8982 3856 8936



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