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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

536 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

  WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...



* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...



* AT 531 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM AN AREA OF    

  THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MANY OF THESE 

  LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FROM EARLIER 

  STORMS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KIRKLAND...

  WINNEBAGO...SOUTH BELOIT...ROSCOE...ROCKFORD AIRPORT...ROCKFORD...

  POPLAR GROVE...PECATONICA...LOVES PARK...LAKE SUMMERSET...

  KINGSTON...GENOA...FORRESTON...DURAND...CAPRON...BYRON AND

  BELVIDERE



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CHICAGO.



MORE THAN HALF OF FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. TWO FEET OF

FAST MOVING WATER CAN SWEEP VEHICLES...EVEN A PICKUP OR AN SUV...OFF

THE ROAD AND INTO A FLOOD SWOLLEN STREAM. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



&&



LAT...LON 4221 8941 4249 8941 4249 8871 4215 8871

      4215 8861 4173 8863 4159 8950 4159 8961

      4171 8964 4193 8964 4194 8970 4219 8970



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