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WGUS51 KILN 162328

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OHC049-160130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

729 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT...



* AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...4 MILES EAST OF GROVE 

CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  BEXLEY...

  COLUMBUS...

  GROVE CITY...

  UPPER ARLINGTON...



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RESULTED IN OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COLUMBUS METRO AREA.  ADDITIONAL 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR DUBLIN AND WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA 

DURING THE NEXT HOUR.  THE RAIN IS FALLING ON SATURATED 

GROUND...PRODUCING PONDING ON AREAS ROADS AND RAPID RISES IN SMALL 

STREAMS.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS AND CREEKS.

SHALLOW...GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN BECOME A RAGING TORRENT IN A

MATTER OF MINUTES.

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