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WGUS51 KILN 070923

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OHC107-071315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

522 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS REISSUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 915 AM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN 

  CONTINUING ACROSS MERCER COUNTY.  PERIODS OF HEAVIER RAIN WILL 

  BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM.  EXPECT ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES 

  WITH THESE STORMS.  THIS IS IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 12 INCHES THAT 

  HAS FALLEN SINCE JULY 4...MAKING THIS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION



* COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED AND BRIDGES 

  UNDERWATER ACROSS THE COUNTY.   IN ROCKFORD AND MONTEZUMA 

  SANDBAGGING AND EVACUATIONS ARE ONGOING.



* SOME STREAMS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING ARE...

  SAINT MARYS RIVER...

  WABASH RIVER...

  GRAND LAKE SAINT MARYS...



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CELINA...

  COLDWATER...

  ROCKFORD...

  MONTEZUMA...



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 WATER MAY

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

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS

OR WARNINGS.

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