

000 

WGUS53 KILX 282051

FFWSPI

ILC167-290100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

348 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 8 PM CDT



* AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO DEVELOP 

  ALONG A LINE FROM JUST EAST OF WAVERLY TO AUBURN TO PAWNEE. 

  RAINFALL ESTIMATES WERE APPROACHING 2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH SOME

  OF THESE STORMS. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE

  AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY 

  ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 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 3969 8954 3953 8954 3953 8993 3968 8996



FRIEDERS



NNNN

