BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
755 PM CDT WED JUL 9 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 754 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF MASON COUNTY
THIS EVENING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN
CONTINUES TO FALL PER HOUR BETWEEN HAVANA AND BATH...WITH A STORM
TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THAT AREA SINCE EARLIER
TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE DAY HAVE REACHED 3 TO 4
INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF MASON COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MASON
COUNTY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO
6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN HAVANA AND BATH...
POSSIBLE. 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.

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 4038 8974 4015 8964 4012 9028 4035 9002

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PLAHMER

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