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WGUS51 KILN 070410

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OHC011-070700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1207 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 300 AM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING

  VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY. 2 TO 3 INCHES

  INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3

  INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD

  FLOODING.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CRIDERSVILLE...

  NEW KNOXVILLE...

  ST. MARYS...

  WAPAKONETA...

  WAYNESFIELD...



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

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY

BE TOO DEEP TO SAFELY CROSS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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