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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
823 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  Salem, Odin, Kinmundy, Patoka, Omega, Fairman, Tonti, Alma, Vernon 
  and Brubaker.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 127.

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 3882 8884 3871 8876 3859 8883 3864 8914
      3868 8914 3869 8914 3870 8914 3872 8914
      3874 8914 3877 8914 3881 8914 3882 8914

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

$$

BRC