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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1115 PM CDT WED JUL 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 1110 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM JUST SOUTH OF METAMORA TO BLOOMINGTON

  TO JUST WEST OF RANTOUL. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES OVER THE PAST

  HOUR INDICATE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS

  WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN

  IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES.  

  

THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT WERE IN

EFFECT FOR MCLEAN...WOODFORD...CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION COUNTIES. 



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.



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 4075 8875 4026 8786 3997 8769 3993 8842

          4030 8844 4034 8921 4090 8920



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