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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

123 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE MIAMI VALLEY THIS MORNING...



RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIAMI VALLEY

SINCE LATE LAST EVENING.  THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE

RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND ALSO LEAD TO FLOODING OF

LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL EARLY THIS

MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...

AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.



IF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...MORE SIGNIFICANT

FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD DEVELOP.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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JOHNSTONE

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