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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

317 PM EDT SAT JUN 25 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

  WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT



* AT 312 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF         

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM SMITHVILLE EAST  

  TO LOUISVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.    

  RADAR INDICATED THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 

  HOUR IN AN AREA BETWEEN ORRVILLE AND CANTON...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3   

  INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING 

  OF ROADWAYS...AND FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



* AREAS AFFECTED BY FLOODING ARE...

  ORRVILLE...

  MASSILLON...

  CANTON...

  EAST CANTON...

  DALTON...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4072 8123 4065 8124 4066 8143 4073 8182

      4096 8177 4095 8165 4091 8164 4090 8157

      4090 8141 4093 8140 4092 8109 4073 8109



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