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WGUS51 KILN 161348

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OHC165-161645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

947 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARREN COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN

  WARREN COUNTY...BETWEEN LEBANON AND WAYNESVILLE. BETWEEN 2 AND 

  2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL

  1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH NOON.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  LEBANON...

  FIVE POINTS...

  SPRINGBORO...

  WAYNESVILLE...



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

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.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE DEPTH OF

THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO SAFELY CROSS IN A VEHICLE. VEHICLES

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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