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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

654 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THESE COUNTIES. UP TO

  3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 600 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  THESE AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 5

  INCHES BY 800 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY

  PRODUCE 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 4027 8866 4008 8878 4001 8957 4026 8960



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