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OHC131-145-102315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

419 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY IN OHIO...

  SCIOTO COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 715 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OF UP TO AN INCH 

  HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF PIKE COUNTY SINCE 330 PM. THIS HEAVY 

  RAIN IS ALSO HEADING INTO SCIOTO COUNTY. RESIDUAL FLOODING FROM 

  EARLIER TODAY IS STILL OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS 

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CREATE NEW FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS. 



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CYNTHIANA...

  LUCASVILLE...

  PIKETON...

  PORTSMOUTH...

  WAVERLY...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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