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WGUS51 KILN 310031

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OHC037-310230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

830 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  DARKE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...



* AT 829 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM      

  NEAR GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  RADAR ESTIMATES     

  SHOW THAT UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN JUST SOUTH     

  OF GREENVILLE...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THE     

  NEXT HOUR. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADS        

  AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS.  



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  GREENVILLE...

  FORT JEFFERSON...

  BAKER...



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

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



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