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WGUS51 KILN 060341

FFWILN

KYC081-187-060500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1140 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GRANT COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...

  OWEN COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...



* UNTIL 100 AM EDT...



* AT 1140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OWEN 

AND SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT UP TO 10 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE NEW COLUMBUS TO CORINTH 

AREAS THIS EVENING. 



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  NEW COLUMBUS...

  CORINTH...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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