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Brown County Emergency Services
Tuesday July 19th, 2016 :: 06:32 p.m. CDT

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 9:15 PM

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
611 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 610 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCKHORN...LA GRANGE...VERSAILLES...CHAMBERSBURG AND COOPERTOWN.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T 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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