BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
949 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA…
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT CARROLL…
SOUTHERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN STEPHENSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FREEPORT…

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 947 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREEN ISLAND, SPRINGBROOK, LAMOTTE, BELLEVUE, SHANNON, RIDOTT, PLUM RIVER, PEARL CITY, MASSBACH, HANOVER, GERMAN VALLEY, ELIZABETH AND DERINDA CENTER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING…ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.

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

IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM…CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA…MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.