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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

1116 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1116 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN JERSEY COUNTY 

ALONG HIGHWAY 67. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN INCREASING AND WILL PASS 

OVER THE SAME AREA THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS EARLY THIS MORNING.



EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE ILLINOIS SIDE 

OF THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA BETWEEN NOW AND 130 PM. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED 

GROUND WILL CREATE RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY

IN CITIES AND TOWNS INCLUDING ALTON...MARYVILLE...COLLINSVILLE...

EAST ALTON...TROY...EDWARDSVILLE AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES IN 

MADISON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES. 

 

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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