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OHC083-117-200545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1043 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN OHIO...

  MORROW COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 145 AM EDT



* AT 1036 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED..NUMEROUS SHOWERS

  AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MORROW AND KNOX COUNTIES. RADAR RAINFALL

  ESTIMATES SHOW THAT SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN

  THIS EVENING.  THE KNOX COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED MANY 

  ROADS CLOSED BECAUSE OF FLOODING.  ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS LIKELY

  FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  CHESTERVILLE

  DANVILLE

  FREDERICKTOWN

  GAMBIER

  MOUNT GILEAD

  MOUNT VERNON

  SPARTA



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.



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