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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

741 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 734 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING EAST 

ACROSS SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY AND INTO POPE COUNTY.  THIS 

THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS THREE TO FOUR 

INCHES PER HOUR.  EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD 

PRONE AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CARRIER MILLS...EDDYVILLE...ELDORADO... 

GALATIA...HARRISBURG...MUDDY...RALEIGH AND BUENA VISTA.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.



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 3790 8869 3744 8870 3744 8844 3790 8840



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