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000 

WGUS53 KILX 252344

FFWILX

ILC021-260600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

640 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR EDINBURG TO MOUNT AUBURN.

  1 TO 3 INCHES RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 530 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5

  INCHES BY 1000 PM. 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.



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.



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 3936 8953 3964 8954 3964 8950 3968 8949

      3969 8943 3974 8943 3975 8933 3982 8926

      3980 8915 3965 8914 3965 8904 3935 8904



$$



EH

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000 

WGUS53 KILX 252344

FFWILX

ILC021-260600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

640 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR EDINBURG TO MOUNT AUBURN.

  1 TO 3 INCHES RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 530 PM.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  CHRISTIAN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5

  INCHES BY 1000 PM. 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.



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.



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 3936 8953 3964 8954 3964 8950 3968 8949

      3969 8943 3974 8943 3975 8933 3982 8926

      3980 8915 3965 8914 3965 8904 3935 8904



$$



EH



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