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WGUS51 KILN 082112

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OHC011-107-082315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

511 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...

  AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 715 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER A NEARLY 

STATIONARY BOUNDARY LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 33. UP TO AN INCH OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO 

INCH AND A HALF EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM.



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.

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