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WGUS53 KLOT 230759

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ILC053-231400-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

258 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT



* AT 258 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 

3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN FORD COUNTY. ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  GIBSON CITY...

  PAXTON...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT...AND WATCH FOR FLOODED ROADS.



IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE

ROUTE. A CAR OR SMALL TRUCK CAN BE SWEPT OFF A ROAD AND INTO A STREAM

BY AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER.



LAT...LON 4058 8818 4046 8815 4046 8839 4058 8841



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