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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

944 PM CDT WED APR 30 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT



* AT 942 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHERN KNOX AND NORTHERN STARK

  COUNTIES. BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE

  830 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3

  INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN KNOX AND NORTHERN

  STARK COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THESE RAINFALL RATES 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.



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 4123 8965 4099 8966 4092 9045 4116 9040



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