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WGUS51 KCLE 042248

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OHC147-050245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

646 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT



* AT 641 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED...THAT OVER 2 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AROUND BASCOM IN WESTERN SENECA COUNTY.  A 

THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OVER THIS AREA AND MAY PRODUCE 

UP TO ANOTHER INCH BEFORE IT MOVES EAST.  EXPECT RAPID RISES IN 

WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS LEADING TO FLOODING.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BASCOM

  NEW RIEGEL

  TIFFIN



DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES, STORM SEWERS OR

STREAMS.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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.

$$

ADAMS

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