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WGUS51 KILN 311550

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OHC049-311900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1150 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



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

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 300 PM EDT...



* THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY HAVE DROPPED FROM ONE TO ONE  

  AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST HOUR.  THIS HAS CAUSED    

  URBAN AREAS TO FLOOD AND CREEKS TO RISE TO NEAR BANKFULL.  ADDITIONAL 

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH MID           

  AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN POSSIBLE.  AS A

  RESULT...URBAN FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AND AREA CREEKS WILL RISE

  OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

  



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  BEXLEY...

  COLUMBUS...

  GAHANNA...

  GROVE CITY...

  WHITEHALL...

  REYNOLDSBURG...

  UPPER ARLINGTON...

  WESTERVILLE...



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.



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HICKMAN

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