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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

433 AM CDT MON AUG 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 427 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...

  ROUGHLY FROM JUST NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN TO GIFFORD. DOPPLER RAINFALL

  ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA SINCE 100 AM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  THE NORTHERN HALF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY THROUGH 530 AM. ADDITIONAL

  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE

  AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



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 4039 8796 4007 8796 4007 8846 4040 8845



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