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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

435 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  WARREN COUNTY IN OHIO...

  CLINTON COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT...



* AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN

  ACROSS EASTERN WARREN AND EXTREME WESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...

  MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.



* THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS WARREN AND 

  CLINTON COUNTIES.  THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN ONE AND HALF TO

  TWO INCHES IN AN HOUR...WITH UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE 

  LOCALLY. ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF IN ONE HOUR IS EXPECTED TO 

  CAUSE FLOODING.  



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.



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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