BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
530 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS…
DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEOKUK…FORT MADISON…
HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARTHAGE…
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OQUAWKA…
MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY…
MACOMB…
WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONMOUTH…
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 523 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL AT RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 730 PM CDT. THESE AREAS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TERRE HAUTE…STRONGHURST…ROZETTA…RARITAN…GULF PORT…GLADSTONE…CARMAN…BIGGSVILLE…ROSEVILLE…LITTLE YORK…KIRKWOOD…NIOTA…NAUVOO…LA HARPE…DISCO…DALLAS CITY…COLUSA…SCIOTA…PRAIRIE CITY…GOOD HOPE…BUSHNELL…BLANDINSVILLE…WEST BURLINGTON…MIDDLETOWN…MEDIAPOLIS…DANVILLE…WEST POINT…ST. PAUL…PILOT GROVE…NEW BOSTON…FRANKLIN…DONNELLSON…DENMARK AND CROTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM CDT..
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF FLOOD-PRONE AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THESE AREAS TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ON THE WYACONDA RIVER…AS WELL AS
HONEY…SLATER…HENDERSON…SWAN…AND CEDAR CREEKS.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…HIGHWAYS AND STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM…CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA…MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.