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WGUS71 KILN 180156

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OHZ088-180300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

956 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



...QUICKLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DUMPED MORE THAN

AN INCH OF RAIN OVER NORTHEASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY...



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF QUICKLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS

IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY.  RADAR HAS ESTIMATED MORE

THAN AND INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES NEAR SCIOTO

FURNACE.  THIS RAIN IS FALLING ON ALREADY RAIN SOAKED GROUND...THUS

CREATING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND FIELDS ALONG WITH CAUSING

AREA STREAMS TO RUN BANKFULL OR HIGHER.



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

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

POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR THIS QUICKLY DEVELOPING SITUATION.



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