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ILC051-121-261300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

342 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 342 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN WRIGHTS CORNER AND

  SALEM ILLINOIS.  RADAR WAS ESTIMATING THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST THREE HOURS FROM NEAR RAMSEY

  SOUTHEAST TO NEAR HELM ILLINOIS.  EARLIER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED

  FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR SALEM ILLINOIS AND ALSO JUST EAST

  OF CENTRALIA ILLINOIS.



* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED AS THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY DUMP

  HEAVY RAINS OVER THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH

  ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES LIKELY.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3920 8883 3893 8882 3881 8872 3849 8871

      3852 8911 3871 8913 3885 8921 3920 8920



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