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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1018 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 415 PM CDT



* AT 1016 AM CDT...DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS

  SANGAMON COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING...WATER WILL CONTINUE TO

  BE RELEASED FROM SPAULDING DAM AT LAKE SPRINGFIELD.



* THIS RELEASE OF WATER WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SUGAR CREEK...

  DOWNSTREAM FROM SPAULDING DAM. RAPID FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS

  ALONG THE CREEK WILL RESULT.



PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG SUGAR CREEK SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR

LATER STATEMENTS.



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