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WGUS51 KILN 171245

FFWILN

KYC135-OHC131-145-171845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

841 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEWIS COUNTY IN KENTUCKY

  PIKE COUNTY IN OHIO

  SCIOTO COUNTY IN OHIO



* UNTIL 245 PM EDT



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN 

  KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN OHIO. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE

  MIDNIGHT TIME...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS

  AFTERNOON.



* AT 841 AM EDT...SEVERAL ROADS IN SCIOTO COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED

  ALONG WITH A FEW EVACUATIONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...



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.



MUD SLIDES MAY ALSO POSE AN ADDED THREAT TO AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO THE 

UNUSUALLY LONG DURATION OF MODERATE RAINFALL.



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

OR WARNINGS.



LAT...LON 3852 8360 3831 8326 3879 8263 3916 8279

      3921 8336 3864 8328 3867 8363



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