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ILC067-071-187-131000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

857 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

 

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 9 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST

  HANCOCK COUNTY...AND ACROSS HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES.  



* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT     

UP ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM OQUAWKA TO 

BIGGSVILLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY...TO PONEMAH AND LARCHLAND IN MERCER 

COUNTY.  RAINS MAY EASE UP FOR AN HOUR OR TWO...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO 

INTENSIFY AGAIN OVERNIGHT...CAUSING LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS TO RISE RAPIDLY 

AND OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



LAT...LON 4099 9048 4033 9050 4030 9132 4096 9087



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