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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

820 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 215 AM CDT



* AT 820 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN WEST OF RUSHVILLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP 

  TO ONE INCH HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 715 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  SCHUYLER COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 

  3 INCHES BY 1000 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE

  FLASH FLOODING.  A DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION IS DEVELOPING 

  ACROSS SCHUYLER COUNTY TONIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW

MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



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 4022 9063 4014 9042 4007 9052 4019 9083



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