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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

521 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 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 1115 PM CDT



* AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM OSKALOOSA EAST TO JUST NORTH OF 

  LAWRENCEVILLE. DOPPLER HOURLY RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA

  RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  THIS SAME AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL 

  LIKELY RANGE 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES BY 700 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVY

  RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THE ADDITIONAL EXCESSIVE RAINS

  EXPECTED THIS EVENING 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.



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 3884 8755 3860 8767 3863 8869 3885 8868



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