

000 

WGUS51 KILN 151822

FFWILN

OHC037-152115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

220 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DARKE COUNTY IN OHIO



* UNTIL 515 PM EDT



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND 

EASTERN DARKE COUNTY. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 

SINCE 1 PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM 

TIME.



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 4033 8443 3996 8444 3994 8479 4034 8481



$$

JDR

