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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

815 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001



THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR PREBLE...GREENE AND

MONTGOMERY COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



AS OF 800 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT CAUSED THE FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER 

THE MIAMI VALLEY WAS MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. WHILE THE RAIN HAS 

ENDED...SOME RESIDUAL FLOODING PROBLEMS REMAINED. ADDITIONAL 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BUT FLOODING 

IS NOT EXPECTED AGAIN THIS MORNING.



COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT A FEW ROADS WERE STILL CLOSED DUE TO 

HIGH WATER THIS MORNING IN MONTGOMERY AND GREENE COUNTIES.  ALSO...A 

FEW BASEMENTS WERE FLOODED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. SEVEREAL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS WERE ALSO OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...HIGH WATER MAY STILL BE ACROSS

ROADS SO MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION AND NOT DRIVE

THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES.





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JDR

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