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WGUS51 KILN 181850

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OHC061-165-182130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

247 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  WARREN COUNTY IN OHIO...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 530 PM EDT...



* ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA IN THE LAST HOUR. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS 

POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN IS FALLING ON TOP OF 

ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...SO FLOODING IS LIKELY.



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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SEW/JDR

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