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OHC061-202300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

536 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT...



* AT 535 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR WYOMING...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY 

  SOUTHWEST...AFFECTING NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CINCINNATI.  THIS STORM

  IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IS INDICATING THAT BETWEEN 

1.5 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SHARONVILLE 

AREA.  THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER OF ROADS AND 

UNDERPASSES AND A RAPID RISE ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY

AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT.



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