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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
650 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
  Southern Shelby County in central Illinois...
  Coles County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. 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...
  Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Ashmore, Windsor, Cowden, Tower 
  Hill, Herrick, Lerna, Rardin, Paradise, Strasburg, Clarksburg, 
  Gays, Oconee, Loxa, Etna, Wolf Creek State Park, Coles County 
  Airport and Fox Ridge State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3963 8797 3949 8797 3948 8802 3939 8802
      3938 8847 3922 8892 3922 8914 3930 8914
      3934 8902 3940 8902 3956 8841

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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