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OHC021-091-200230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

836 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST   

  LOGAN AND NORTHWEST CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED 

  THAT AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 PM...WITH AN 

  ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM. 



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  DE GRAFF...

  QUINCY...

  BELLEFONTAINE...

  ROSEWOOD...

  URBANA...

  

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

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 AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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DIAN-REED

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