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WGUS51 KILN 082333

FFWILN

OHC011-037-091-149-090530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

730 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN OHIO...

  LOGAN COUNTY IN OHIO...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN OHIO...

  DARKE COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 130 AM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL  

  OHIO. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 5 PM...WITH AN       

  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  ANNA...

  ARCANUM...

  BELLEFONTAINE...

  CRIDERSVILLE...

  FORT LORAMIE...

  GREENVILLE...

  LAKEVIEW...

  NEW BREMEN...

  RUSSELLS POINT...

  SIDNEY...

  ST. MARYS...

  WAPAKONETA...



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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