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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
852 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Clay County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
  Southwestern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 851 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. 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...
  Newton, Altamont, Watson, Dieterich, Edgewood, Bible Grove, 
  Wheeler, Bogota, Mason, Elliotstown, Hord, Heartville, Latona, 
  Newton Lake and Altamont Reservoir.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 8881 3906 8880 3904 8817 3885 8816
      3885 8818 3885 8819 3885 8836 3890 8869
      3891 8869 3891 8875 3891 8876 3891 8877
      3891 8878 3891 8881 3894 8881 3895 8881

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Erwin