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Brown County Emergency Services
Saturday July 11th, 2015 :: 07:12 p.m. CDT

Alert

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Brown County till 10:00 PM

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
708 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 705 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DROP SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR WAS ESTIMATING THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
ADAMS AND BROWN COUNTIES.


* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOUNT STERLING...CAMP POINT...MENDON...CLAYTON...GOLDEN...
BUCKHORN...LA GRANGE...VERSAILLES...LORAINE...WOODVILLE...LIMA...
COATSBURG...MOUND STATION...COLUMBUS...RIPLEY...LA PRAIRIE...
KELLERVILLE...CHATTON...PALOMA AND COOPERTOWN.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES SILOAM SPRINGS STATE PARK.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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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