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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

139 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ADAMS COUNTY IN OHIO...



* UNTIL 315 PM EDT...



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST 

ADAMS COUNTY. UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 11 AM...WITH   

AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 3 PM.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  SEAMAN...

  WEST UNION...

  WINCHESTER...



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

PEOPLE LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFT MOVING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH

BY FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR

FLOOD WATERS...STREAMS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.



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.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS

OR WARNINGS.

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