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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1032 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 1026 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHERN AND 

  CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY. 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN 

  ESTIMATED SINCE 930 PM CDT.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  MOST OF THE COUNTY THROUGH 1130 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL 

  LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 130 AM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

  WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



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

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE

TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW

MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY

TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.



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