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WGUS51 KILN 181428

FFWILN

OHC145-181600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAMS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1027 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  SCIOTO COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1200 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES

  OF RAIN OVER SOUTHERN SCIOTO COUNTY BETWEEN 725 AM AND 1025 AM.

  THIS RAIN HAS FALLEN ON SATURATED GROUND. ADDITIONAL 

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TRACKING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN

  SCIOTO COUNTY THROUGH 1130 AM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES 

  OF RAIN IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN SCIOTO COUNTY. THIS RAINFALL

  WILL CAUSE AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE ABOVE BANKFULL. 



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  WEST PORTSMOUTH...

  ROSEMOUNT...

  PORTSMOUTH...

  NEW BOSTON...

  LUCASVILLE...



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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RANDALL

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