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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

853 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  ROSS COUNTY IN OHIO...

  HOCKING COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...



* AT 846 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CIRCLEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 

35 MPH.  THE RADAR INDICATED UP TO AN INCH HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHEAST 

ROSS AND NORTHWEST HOCKING COUNTY AS OF 845 PM.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  LAURELVILLE...



ROSS COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED HIGH WATER ON ROADS IN THE NORTHEAST 

PART OF ROSS COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO 

INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS.  THE RAIN IS FALLING 

ON SATURATED GROUND...AND WILL PRODUCE MORE PONDING ON AREA ROADS 

AND RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS.  



A 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. IF YOUR

VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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