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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

730 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LIVINGSTON...FORD...AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS

  BENTON...AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN INDIANA

  

* UNTIL 1200 NOON CDT(NOON EST)



* AT 730 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS 

DIMINISHING TO PATCHY DRIZZLE ACROSS ILLINOIS.  MODERATE TO HEAVY 

RAIN WAS CONTINUING IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.  EVENTHOUGH THE TREND WILL 

BE FOR THE RAIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...RUNOFF WILL BE 

CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 



AS OF 700 AM...MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  IN 

PARTICULAR...THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MANY 

ROADS IN THE PONTIAC AREA AND OVER EASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY ARE 

CLOSED.  IN ADDITION THE BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD 2200 NORTH AND 

ILLINOIS ROUTE 23 IS WASHED OUT.  THERE ARE SIMILAR REPORTS OF ROAD 

CLOSURES ACROSS IROQUOIS COUNTY AND IN NEWTON COUNTY INDIANA SOUTH 

OF STATE ROUTE 16.   ALSO THE IROQUOIS RIVER IS REPORTED OUT OF ITS 

BANKS. 



IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE

ROUTE. A CAR OR SMALL TRUCK WILL FLOAT IN ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER...

EVEN WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.



LAT...LON 4108 8861 4065 8850 4061 8715 4089 8733



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