Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
411 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 410 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR WITH THESE STORMS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BREESE...CARLYLE...CENTRALIA...NEW BADEN...SALEM...ALBERS...
  AVISTON...BEAVER CREEK...BECKEMEYER...BOULDER...CENTRAL CITY...
  FAIRMAN...FARINA...GERMANTOWN...HELM...JAMESTOWN...KINMUNDY...
  ODIN...OMEGA...PATOKA...POCAHONTAS...SANDOVAL...SHATTUC...
  SHOBONIER...ST. ROSE...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...TAMALCO AND
  TRENTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3847 8870 3847 8908 3848 8915 3850 8915
      3852 8936 3850 8937 3850 8943 3847 8947
      3847 8960 3851 8971 3865 8971 3866 8959
      3881 8959 3898 8880 3891 8880 3891 8869

$$

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