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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

530 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS 



* EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...



* IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 525 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED...SHOWERS AND 

POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. 

SOME OF THE SHOWERS MAY HAVE HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND 

WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING THE 

POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLOODING WILL STRETCH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

THE WET WEATHER IS SHOWING LITTLE SIGNS OF MOVING BUT DURING THE 

PAST 2 HOURS THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE HAS BEEN SHRINKING. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  GARRETTSVILLE

  KENT

  MANTUA

  RAVENNA

  STREETSBORO



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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