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ILC045-101030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

130 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 530 AM CDT



* AT 124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG AND NORTH OF A BROCTON TO PARIS

  LINE. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA RANGE FROM 3 TO 4

  INCHES SINCE THE RAINS BEGAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES

  THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL BE LIGHTER

  ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THIS POINT

  ON WILL ONLY AGGREVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. 



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 3986 8759 3948 8756 3950 8793 3988 8793



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