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OHC139-200130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

728 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICHLAND COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 724 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED...THUNDERSTORMS      

  CONTINUING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF RICHLAND                    

  COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE LEXINGTON AREA. RADAR INDICATES     

  THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA    

  AND ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORMS             

  DISSIPATE.   





* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BELLVILLE

  LEXINGTON

  MANSFIELD

  ONTARIO



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.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY AND HAVE THEM RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



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