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INC177-190215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

711 PM EST SAT AUG 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  WAYNE COUNTY IN INDIANA...



* UNTIL 915 PM EST...



* AT 711 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN 

WAYNE COUNTY SINCE 5 PM EST.  HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS 

OF THE COUNTY THROUGH 8 OCLOCK...WITH LOCALLY AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 

INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  RICHMOND...

  HAGERSTOWN...

  FOUNTAIN CITY...

  CENTERVILLE...



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.

$$

TPJ

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