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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1118 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN...

  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VERMILION...

  WEST CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...



* UNTIL 315 PM EST



* AT 1118 AM EST...AN ICE JAM ON THE VERMILION RIVER AT VERMILION 

HAS   FORMED AND IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING NEAR AND UPSTREAM FROM 

THE JAM LOCATION.  EVACUATIONS IN THE VERMILION LAGOON AREA HAVE 

BEEN ORDERED.  FLASH FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAM FORMATION IS ALSO 

TAKING PLACE ON THE HURON RIVER... WITH EVACUATIONS REQUIRED IN THE 

HURON LAGOONS AND FRANKLIN FLATS AREA.



* AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE HURON AND 

VERMILION RIVERS. IF YOU RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO EVACUATE FROM LOCAL 

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS... DO SO IMMEDIATELY.



FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT...AND

CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ICE JAMS IS

OFTEN WORST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE JAM LOCATION. IF YOU LIVE

ALONG OR NEAR RIVERS PRONE TO ICE JAMS...BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR IF REQUESTED BY

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.



LAT...LON 4148 8274 4129 8276 4129 8224 4150 8224



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