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ILC033-110600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

730 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN 2 MILES SOUTH OF OBLONG OR 5 MILES WEST

  OF NEW HEBRON. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE

  600 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS         

  SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM

  2 TO 5 INCHES BY 900 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY

  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.





MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A

FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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 3898 8792 3888 8778 3891 8763 3915 8772



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