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WGUS51 KILN 171848

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OHC049-172045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

244 PM EDT THU MAY 17 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 445 PM EDT...



* AT 244 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 

MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN ACROSS THE COLUMBUS 

AREA. 



OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTY...AND AN 

ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THIS RAINFALL ON TOP 

OF ALREADY SATURATED SOIL WILL CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW 

THEIR BANKS.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  COLUMBUS...

  GAHANNA...

  HILLIARD...

  UPPER ARLINGTON...



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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SEW/BC

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