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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

920 AM EDT THU APR 12 2001



....FLOOD WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY OHIO WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE....



LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCURRED THIS MORNING AND LITTLE OR NO 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.  MONDAY AND SUNDAY

CREEKS ARE NOW RECEDING, EXCEPT NEAR THE THE HOCKING RIVER WHERE 

THERE ARE STILL SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS DUE TO BACKWATER 

AFFECTS. LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATES THAT THERE ARE COUPLE OF ROADS 

THAT STILL HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM NEAR DOANVILLE AND CHAUNCEY NEAR 

THE HOCKING RIVER.  BUT ELSEWHERE ROADS HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED.  



THE HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS WILL CONTINUE A SLOW RISE AND CREST THIS 

EVENING BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET,  WHICH WILL BE BELOW THE 20 FOOT 

FLOOD STAGE.  





<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS

OR UPDATES.



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