Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
135 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

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BROWN IL-
135 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 127 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
  FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED
  ON ROUTE 107 SOUTH OF MT STERLING AS WELL AS SOME SECONDARY ROADS
  MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BROWN COUNTY WHERE A FEW
  ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND CREEKS AND
  STREAMS WILL CONTINUE AT OR NEAR BANKFULL DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN
  WHICH FELL DURING SATURDAY EVENING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BUCKHORN AND
  MOUNT STERLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A 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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 9070 4008 9070 4008 9067 4005 9067
      4003 9065 4003 9060 3999 9060 3998 9051
      3990 9055 3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9092
      4011 9091

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