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OHC017-025-165-180545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1042 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  WARREN COUNTY IN OHIO...

  CLERMONT COUNTY IN OHIO...

  BUTLER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 145 AM EDT...



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  OXFORD...

  MORROW...

  MONROE...

  MILFORD...

  MIDDLETOWN...

  MASON...

  LEBANON...

  HAMILTON...

  FAIRFIELD...

  BATAVIA...

  

2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

SINCE EARLY THIS EVENING.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

CONTINUE INTO EARLY MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 

RAIN POSSIBLE.



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.



JOHNSTONE

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