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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

525 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  PIKE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT...



* AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 9 MILES SOUTH OF PIKETON...OR 

ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF WEST PORTSMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 

MPH.  RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS THESE 

STORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY.  THIS RAIN...ON TOP OF THE 

ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL QUICKLY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.   



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  WAVERLY...

  PIKETON...



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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