This replaces the Flash Flood Warning that was set to expire at 9:15pm for Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren counties.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
848 PM CDT MON JUN 21 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…
DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT…
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEOKUK…FORT MADISON…
EASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARTHAGE…
SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 838 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER A WIDESPREAD PORTION OF LEE…CLARK…HANCOCK AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES. ALSO…MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST POINT…WEST BURLINGTON…ST. PAUL…SALEM…ROME…PILOT GROVE…NEW LONDON…MOUNT UNION…MIDDLETOWN…LOWELL…LOCKRIDGE…LIBERTYVILLE…
HILLSBORO…FRANKLIN…DENMARK…DANVILLE…BONAPARTE…BATAVIA…TERRE HAUTE…GULFPORT AND CARMAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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