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ILC157-252330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

344 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 630 PM CDT



* AT 340 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM STEELEVILLE

  ILLINOIS TO CHESTER TO FARMINGTON MISSOURI.  THESE STORMS WERE

  MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2

  AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN CHESTER AND SPARTA. THESE

  STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

  OVER THIS SAME AREA IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.    



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE

  AFFECTING CHESTER...WELGE...STEELEVILLE...PERCY...SPARTA...

  KASKASKIA AND COULTERVILLE.



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

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



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BRITT

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