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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

931 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 928 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 830 PM AND 930 PM...WITH 

THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN THE MOUNT VERNON AREA. SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT 

CENTER RUN WAS ABOVE BANKFULL AND WATER WAS ON ROUTE 768. ALTHOUGH 

THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS STOPPED...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS 

THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNT VERNON.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT 

VERNON...GAMBIER...FREDERICKTOWN AND DANVILLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 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.



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 4024 8248 4026 8246 4028 8274 4033 8274

      4035 8263 4048 8264 4049 8262 4055 8264

      4056 8219 4023 8220



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