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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
252 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Christian County in central Illinois...
  Southwestern Menard County in central Illinois...
  Southern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
  Sangamon County in central Illinois...
  Shelby County in central Illinois...
  Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Cass County in west central Illinois...
  Eastern Morgan County in west central Illinois...

* Until 1045 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 251 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
  Springfield, Jacksonville, Taylorville, Pana, Shelbyville, 
  Chatham, Alexander, Auburn, Sherman, Rochester, Riverton, Pawnee, 
  Moweaqua, Kincaid, New Berlin, Ashland, Waverly, Divernon, 
  Assumption and Edinburg.

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 3992 8936 3970 8914 3966 8914 3965 8904
      3950 8849 3916 8848 3916 8881 3922 8881
      3922 8914 3935 8914 3935 8953 3952 8953
      3952 9022 3999 9015

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

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