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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

736 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BELMONT COUNTY IN OHIO



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY      

  HEAVY AND SUSTAINED RAINFALL NORTH OF ST. CLAIRSVILLE...ESPECIALLY 

  ALONG SHORT CREEK. REPORTS INDICATE LOCAL STREAMS OVER THEIR       

  BANKS. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA      

  THROUGH AT LEAST 8:15 PM. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...NEFFS...



<<CALL TO ACTION>>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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

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