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ILC045-230700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

930 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 925 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR KANSAS. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

  BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 700 PM CDT.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EDGAR

  COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES BY

  MIDNIGHT. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH

  FLOODING.



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 3974 8762 3954 8760 3952 8795 3978 8789



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