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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
511 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Hardin County in southern Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 511 PM CDT, the public reported water rushing from hilly areas 
  into the Cave-in-Rock area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Public reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rosiclare, Cave-in-Rock, Elizabethtown, Gross and Karbers Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 3754 8809 3753 8807 3751 8806 3749 8806
      3749 8807 3747 8809 3747 8814 3745 8828
      3744 8831 3740 8837 3742 8840 3742 8842
      3760 8841 3760 8818 3759 8817 3758 8816
      3757 8812

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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