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WGUS51 KILN 092227

FFWILN

OHC073-092330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

627 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HOCKING COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT...



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  LOGAN...

  ROCKBRIDGE...

  ENTERPRISE...

  CARBON HILL...



* DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN HOCKING COUNTY   

  HAD RECEIVED UP TO TWO INCHES SINCE 430 PM EDT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 

  ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 PM.



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.



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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