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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
755 PM CDT Mon Aug 8 2022

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
  Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
  Effingham County in south central Illinois...
  Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Effingham, Newton, Toledo, Altamont, Neoga, Teutopolis, Greenup, 
  Watson, Stewardson, Dieterich, Beecher City, Edgewood, Ste. Marie, 
  Willow Hill, Jewett, Shumway, Montrose, Wheeler, Hidalgo and 
  Bogota.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8882 3931 8881 3933 8802 3891 8800
      3891 8881 3922 8881

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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