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WGUS51 KILN 090147

FFWILN

OHC107-090545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

945 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 145 AM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MERCER COUNTY.   

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

  INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM.



* 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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