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000 

WGUS53 KILX 270121

FFWILX

ILC025-101-159-270715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

818 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 215 AM CDT



* AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ALONG THE US 50 CORRIDOR. UPWARDS OF 2 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 5 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

  CLAY...RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL

  LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 10 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS

  WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND

NEARBY FARMLAND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON COUNTY ROADS AND IN LOW

LYING AREAS. NEVER CROSS AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADS.



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 3885 8759 3857 8764 3862 8870 3890 8869

          3884 8828



$$



BYRD



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000 

WGUS53 KILX 270121

FFWILX

ILC025-101-159-270715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

818 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 215 AM CDT



* AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ALONG THE US 50 CORRIDOR. UPWARDS OF 2 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 5 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

  CLAY...RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL

  LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 10 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS

  WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND

NEARBY FARMLAND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON COUNTY ROADS AND IN LOW

LYING AREAS. NEVER CROSS AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADS.



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 3885 8759 3857 8764 3862 8870 3890 8869

          3884 8828



$$



BYRD

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