BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
642 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA…
SOUTHWESTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEOKUK…FORT MADISON…
NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…NAUVOO…CARTHAGE…
SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 635 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 2 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 90 MINUTES NEAR REVERE AND ARGYLE…AND NEAR DALLAS CITY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TERRE HAUTE…STRONGHURST…GULF PORT…CARMAN…NIOTA…LA HARPE…FERRIS…DISCO…DALLAS CITY…COLUSA…BURNSIDE…ADRIAN…LOWELL…WEST BURLINGTON…MIDDLETOWN…DANVILLE…WEST POINT…ST. PAUL…PILOT GROVE…NEW BOSTON…MONTROSE…FRANKLIN…DONNELLSON…DENMARK AND ST. FRANCISVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF FLOOD-PRONE AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THESE AREAS TO HIGHER GROUND.

DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS IS LIKELY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.