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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

810 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARK COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT



* AT 805 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED...

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO STARK COUNTY

  DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO AS MUCH AS

  2.5 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  NORTH CANTON

  NAVARRE

  MASSILLON

  LOUISVILLE

  CANTON

  BREWSTER



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

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

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST 

INFORMATION ON THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING.



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