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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

722 PM CDT WED JUL 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EDGAR COUNTY 

  OVER THE PAST HOUR. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

  HAS FALLEN OVER THAT AREA SINCE 6 PM. COMBINED WITH RAINFALL   

  AMOUNTS FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 4   

  INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 

  EDGAR COUNTY TODAY. 

    

* WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS ALL OF EDGAR 

  COUNTY THIS EVENING...IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME AREAS WILL RECEIVE 6 

  TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL. 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.



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 3987 8756 3950 8756 3949 8793 3987 8792



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