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WGUS71 KILN 171944

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OHZ088-172145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

340 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



...TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS IN SCIOTO COUNTY...



A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WAS MOVING EAST

ACROSS THE COUNTY. AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HALF

HOUR IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS

POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORMS EXIT. THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF

WATER ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL AS QUICK RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR SCIOTO

COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR

TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER

STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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