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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

425 PM CDT WED APR 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 630 PM CDT



* AT 423 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...AND 

MORE VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA.



* HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADS AND SMALL STREAMS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

CARMI...CROSSVILLE...ENFIELD...MCLEANSBORO AND NORRIS CITY.



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

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



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 3825 8800 3802 8803 3792 8809 3793 8869

          3824 8868

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