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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1233 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

  GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

  EASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

  SOUTHWESTERN POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...



* UNTIL 330 AM CDT.



* AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE HARRISBURG

  AND CARMI AREAS. PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA RECEIVED VERY HEAVY

  RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER LAST EVENING. THIS ADDITIONAL 

  HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...

  ELDORADO...

  EQUALITY...

  RIDGWAY...

  SHAWNEETOWN...

  MOUNT VERNON...



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. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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LAT...LON 3790 8852 3807 8832 3805 8787 3798 8785

      3771 8815 3768 8847



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