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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

831 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 230 AM CDT TUESDAY



* AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   

  WARNED AREA. RAINFAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY 

  OCCURED WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES POSSIBLE AS MORE 

  THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG THE SAME AREA. 



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

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

  BUD...SPARTA...BALDWIN...BREMEN...COULTERVILLE...EVANSVILLE...  

  PERCY...STEELEVILLE AND TILDEN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO

NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 3797 8961 3797 9002 3800 9005 3803 9011

      3806 9014 3809 9021 3815 9028 3818 9033

      3823 9036 3822 8960



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