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ILC023-090800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1158 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS CLARK COUNTY.

  BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 11 PM 

  OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

  CLARK COUNTY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 1 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

  AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES BY

  130 AM. 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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