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WGUS51 KCLE 192012

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OHC093-192215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

410 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LORAIN COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT



* AT 405 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED PERSISTANT HEAVY     

  RAINFALL IN WESTERN LORAIN COUNTY NEAR OBERLIN.  SOME MINOR STREET 

  FLOODING HAS ALREADY STARTED TO OCCUR AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS   

  EXPECTED.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  AMHERST

  AVON LAKE

  ELYRIA

  GRAFTON

  LORAIN

  VERMILION

  WELLINGTON



A FLASH 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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ADAMS

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