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Brown County Emergency Services
Friday June 26th, 2015 :: 11:42 a.m. CDT

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A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Brown County till 5:30 PM CDT

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1134 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 1134 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. US 94 JUST NORTH OF GOLDEN WAS CLOSED DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNTY HIGHWAYS...MOSTLY
WITHIN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ADAMS COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BEVERLY...
BUCKHORN...CAMP POINT...CLAYTON...GOLDEN...MENDON AND MOUNT
STERLING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES SILOAM SPRINGS STATE PARK.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 172 NEAR EXIT 19.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.

Address/Location
Brown County Emergency Services
145 West Main Street
Mount Sterling, IL 62353

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-773-3961

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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