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WGUS51 KILN 082152

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OHC037-149-082345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

549 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN OHIO...

  DARKE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 745 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN      

  DARKE AND SHELBY COUNTIES. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 

  5 PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 745 PM.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  ANNA...

  BRADFORD...

  FORT LORAMIE...

  GREENVILLE...

  SIDNEY...

  UNION CITY...



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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