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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

117 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 715 AM CDT



* AT 116 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MARSHALL COUNTY. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF

  RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 10 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  MARSHALL COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 6

  INCHES BY 3 AM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS 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 4110 8908 4093 8907 4099 8964 4115 8963



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