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ILC021-115-139-173-061300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

332 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 330 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. 

  RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN 

  HOUR WITH THESE STORMS. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED

  3 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY

  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



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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