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ILC045-060830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

932 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 330 AM CDT



* AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS EDGAR COUNTY...MAINLY BETWEEN

  CHRISMAN AND PARIS. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED

  SINCE 8 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  EDGAR COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 7

  INCHES BY 11 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH

  FLOODING.



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 3982 8790 3963 8790 3957 8716 3984 8714



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