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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

755 PM CDT WED JUL 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 754 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF MASON COUNTY 

  THIS EVENING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

  CONTINUES TO FALL PER HOUR BETWEEN HAVANA AND BATH...WITH A STORM 

  TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THAT AREA SINCE EARLIER  

  TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE DAY HAVE REACHED 3 TO 4 

  INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF MASON COUNTY.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MASON 

  COUNTY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 

  6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 

  IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN HAVANA AND BATH...

  POSSIBLE. 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 4038 8974 4015 8964 4012 9028 4035 9002



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