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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

1222 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 9 AM CDT



* AT 1220 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURING IN JEFFERSON...HENRY...AND DES 

MOINES COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND HENDERSON...WARREN...AND 

NORTHERN MCDONOUGH COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN OVER A LARGE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL...UP TO 4 INCHES 

LOCALLY...HAS BEEN FROM SOUTH OF SIGOURNEY TO FAIRFIELD TO MOUNT 

PLEASANT TO BURLINGTON IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...TO RARITAN...ROSEVILLE... 

LA HARPE...AND WALNUT GROVE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.



* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THRU THE NIGHT...AND INTO THE 

MORNING...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. 

MAJOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY 

BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY OR THE ROAD COULD BE WASHED OUT. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



LAT...LON 4106 9047 4046 9050 4068 9217 4135 9216

          4128 9164 4104 9139



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