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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1113 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 515 PM CDT



* AT 1110 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM WINCHESTER TO JUST NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD.

  RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA SINCE 800 AM RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

  DOPPLER RADAR CONDITUES TO SHOW ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL JUST

  TO THE SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE

  INCH OF RAINFALL TO THIS AREA. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY

  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE

TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



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. EVEN IF THE RAINFALL STOPS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON

...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE 

AREA...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3988 8924 3959 8966 3960 9052 3966 9060

          3984 9052 3986 9004



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