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ILC173-060030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

411 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 730 PM CDT



* AT 406 PM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY.

  AT 400PM...SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER OVER NUMBEROUS   

  ROADS.  ROUTE 16 BETWEEN TOWER HILL AND SHELBYVILLE HAD WATER OVER 

  THE ROADWAY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 

  2-3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE AREA SINCE 2PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

  SHELBY COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 

  INCHES BY 5PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH 

  FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND

NEARBY FARMLAND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON COUNTY ROADS AND IN LOW

LYING AREAS. NEVER CROSS AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADS.



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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