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OHC071-280300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

909 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HIGHLAND COUNTY IN OHIO



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN 

  HIGHLAND COUNTY. UP TO 2 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE 8 

  PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 

  1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 11 PM.



* SOME STREAMS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING ARE...

  SUGAR RUN...

  OHIO BRUSH CREEK...

  EAST FORK OF WHITE OAK CREEK...



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

OR WARNINGS.



LAT...LON 3924 8391 3902 8390 3904 8336 3940 8340



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