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ILC045-020800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1047 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1038 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF EDGAR

  COUNTY. 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN ESTIMATED 

  SINCE 8 PM.



* ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL 

  CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS EDGAR COUNTY. ADDITIONAL

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 

  3 AM. 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.



LAT...LON 3985 8761 3956 8760 3955 8791 3984 8789



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