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ILC023-090530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

630 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL.         

  1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 530 AM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CLARK

  COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY

  730 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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 3942 8766 3931 8768 3925 8781 3945 8797



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