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LAEDVN
ILC109-210600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY QUAD CITIES ILLINOIS
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
113 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
MCDONOUGH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES CONTINUING IN MCDONOUGH
COUNTY AND THE NEAR TO BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...AN EMERGENCY SHELTER
WITH LODGING AND FOOD HAS BEEN SET UP AT OLSEN HALL ON THE WESTERN
ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN MACOMB. PEOPLE UTILIZING THE SHELTER
ARE ASKED TO BE AT OLSEN HALL BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND IF ALL POSSIBLE
BEFORE DARK TO AVOID TRAVELING IN THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING.
THE MCDONOUGH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER ALSO ADVISED THAT POWER LINES
IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY ARE STILL ICE COVERED. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...CONTACT THE MCDONOUGH COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT AT 309-833-2323. 
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