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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

65O AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT



* AT 640 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING AT DIVERNON...WITH EVACUATIONS WAS

  REPORTED BY SANGAMON COUNTY ESDA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

  RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE 

  AREA SINCE YESTERDAY. COOP OBSERVERS HAVE REPORTED 3.10 INCHES AT

  LOAMI...2.65 INCHES AT CHATHAM...AND 4.3 INCHES AT VIRDEN NEAR THE

  MACOUPIN AND SANGAMON COUNTY BORDER.



* THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER 

  RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO 

  CREATE A FLASH FLOODING PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.



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.



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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