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OHC061-090030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

624 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN CENTRAL HAMILTON

  COUNTY FROM LINCOLN HEIGHTS TO THE EAST SIDE OF CINCINNATI.

  2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 530 PM EDT...WITH AN

  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 730 PM EDT.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  CINCINNATI...

  DEER PARK...

  WYOMING...

  NORWOOD...



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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