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OHC049-089-129-020230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

641 PM EDT THU JUN 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO

  LICKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO

  PICKAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 632 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT       

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN      

  GROVE CITY.  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WERE   

  COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE 4 PM EDT. MANY         

  LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN PICKAWAY COUNTIES HAD  

  SEEN AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.



* ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA FROM THE   

  WEST THROUGH 8 PM EDT.  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE  

  THROUGH 1030 PM EDT.   RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL    

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BEXLEY... 

COLUMBUS...GAHANNA...GRANVILLE...GROVE CITY...REYNOLDSBURG... 

GROVEPORT...CANAL WINCHESTER...NEW ALBANY AND COMMERCIAL POINT.



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 CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



LAT...LON 4012 8309 3967 8325 3967 8287 3994 8280

      3993 8246 4020 8241



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RYAN

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