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WGUS51 KILN 280036

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OHC131-280230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

836 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY IN OHIO



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF PIKE

  COUNTY. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 730 PM. AN 

  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN EXPECTED THROUGH 10 PM AS MORE 

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY.



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.



LAT...LON 3920 8336 3902 8333 3891 8281 3919 8276



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