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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

547 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 730 PM CDT



* AT 542 PM CDT)...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL REPEATING OVER HAMILTON AND WHITE COUNTIES. ALREADY RADAR 

ESTIMATES SHOWED IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 

HOUR...WITH PERHAPS AS MUCH AS AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO EXPECTED IN 

THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES. THESE REPEATED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL 

RUN OFF AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FROM 

AROUND MCLEANSBORO TO NEAR CARMI. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING 

AREAS...STREETS...CREEKS...AND SMALL STREAMS IS EXPECTED.



SEEK HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ENCOUNTER RISING WATERS.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BELLE PRAIRIE CITY...BROUGHTON...

  CARMI...CROSSVILLE...EMMA...ENFIELD...MCLEANSBORO...NORRIS CITY AND

  SPRINGERTON



ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3824 8804 3792 8810 3792 8868 3824 8864



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