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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

914 PM CDT WED JUL 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY AND ALL OF 

  FULTON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

  ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY AND A LARGE PORTION 

  OF FULTON COUNTY SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN EARLIER TODAY.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS   

  SOUTHERN KNOX AND FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 1 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL 

  LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE HEAVY RAINFALL 

  ENDS. 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.



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 4115 8998 4043 9002 4019 9045 4114 9045



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