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WGUS51 KILN 082310

FFWILN

OHC107-090200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

706 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MERCER      

  COUNTY. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 5 PM...WITH        

  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 10 PM.  



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CELINA...

  COLDWATER...

  FORT RECOVERY...

  ROCKFORD...

  ST. HENRY...



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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000 

WGUS51 KILN 082310

FFWILN

OHC107-090200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

706 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MERCER      

  COUNTY. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 5 PM...WITH        

  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 10 PM.  



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CELINA...

  COLDWATER...

  FORT RECOVERY...

  ROCKFORD...

  ST. HENRY...



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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