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WGUS51 KILN 121134

FFWILN

KYC077-081-187-121330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

632 AM EST SUN MAR 12 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY

  GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY

  OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY



* UNTIL 830 AM EST



* AT 629 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL SOUTH OF THE OHIO   

  RIVER IN GALLATIN...NORTHERN OWEN AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES. 

  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 830 AM.  



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CRITTENDEN AND

WARSAW.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH ON THE THE ROAD. IT ONLY

TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY

VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR

DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND

UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3876 8500 3856 8502 3876 8452 3884 8475



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