[LeArc] Flood Warning for Macomb, IL

[Weather Underground Email Service]

Flash Flood Warning
657 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2007

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
   Des Moines County in southeast Iowa...
   this includes the city of Burlington...
   Hancock County in west central Illinois...
   this includes the city of Carthage...
   Henderson County in west central Illinois...
   this includes the city of Oquawka...
   McDonough County in west central Illinois...
   this includes the city of Macomb...

* until 345 am CDT Saturday

* at 655 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
   thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding developing over
   the warned area. Additional storms with heavy rain in south
   central Iowa will also move across the warned area through late
   evening.

* Locations in the warning include but are not limited to West
   Burlington...Middletown...Mediapolis...Stronghurst...Rozetta...
   Raritan...Gulfport...Gladstone...Carman...Biggsville and
   Colchester.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected through 9 PM in much
of the warned area. These areas were already hit hard with 3 to 6
inches of rainfall this morning and locally higher amounts...and can
not take much more rain. This may turn quickly into a life
threatening situation.

Flash flooding means water will rise rapidly to levels causing a
threat to life and property. Take immediate precautions.

Flash flooding is likely on La Harpe...Henderson and Flint creeks.
Also large rises are expected on the East Fork of the la moine river.

Do not drive on flooded roads. Most fatalities occur in vehicles
swept away in flood waters as shallow as 1 foot.

Flooding of small streams and creeks...Highways and streets...
underpasses and low lying urban and rural areas is likely.

Lat...Lon 4063 9128 4064 9117 4070 9111 4072 9120
       4077 9130 4105 9131 4103 9082 4099 9080
       4064 9080 4062 9050 4059 9048 4031 9047
       4024 9125

Expires:230845 gmt


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