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Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

000
WGUS53 KILX 161601
FFWILX
ILC101-162000-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0015.130516T1601Z-130516T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1101 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT.

* AT 1057 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED SLOW MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
  BETWEEN 930 AM AND 1050 AM IN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 AND SOUTH
  OF HIGHWAY 50. THIS HAS RESULTED IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.
  THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO NEAR OLNEY...AND THESE WILL
  TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE WARNED AREA THROUGH NOON...RESULTING
  IN AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAWRENCEVILLE AND ST. FRANCISVILLE.

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FLOODING OF SEVERAL
ROADS NEAR BILLETT.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
WABASH RIVER...INDIAN CREEK...EMBARRAS RIVER...BIG SLOUGH AND
STORCKMAN CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...AND ASK
THEM TO RELAY IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8752 3868 8754 3866 8760 3861 8762
      3859 8761 3858 8762 3859 8763 3857 8764
      3857 8770 3874 8770 3874 8750

$$
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