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WGUS51 KILN 101921

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OHC073-102115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

319 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HOCKING COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 515 PM EDT...



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE DUMPED UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN 

  ACROSS PARTS OF HOCKING COUNTY SINCE 3 PM. SHOWERS AND             

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 5 PM WITH      

  ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. 



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  LOGAN...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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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