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ILC029-041-045-139-101800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

902 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 858 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE MOVING INTO THE ABOVE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES 

OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE ADDITIONAL RAINS THIS MORNING 

WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND 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.



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 3980 8830 3956 8763 3942 8828 3972 8874



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