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WGUS51 KILN 171523

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OHC107-171815-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1120 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 215 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ENTERING WESTERN

  MERCER COUNTY. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN EXTREME 

  NORTHWEST MERCER COUNTY IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS

  WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST ACROSS MERCER COUNTY...PRODUCING TORRENTIAL

  RAIN. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 2 PM

  ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CELINA...

  ROCKFORD...

  MENDON... 



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.

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