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WGUS71 KILN 181554

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OHZ088-181800-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1154 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR SCIOTO COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE

   AT NOON...ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH...



ACCORDING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS...MOST STREETS IN THE

PORTSMOUTH AREA ARE FLOODED. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE

STORMS WHICH PRODUCED THE VERY HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED EAST...OUT OF

THE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE NEXT POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL COME

LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM

COULD STILL IMPACT THE AREA. WITH THE GROUND EXPECTED TO REMAIN

SATURATED...RESIDENTS STILL REMAIN ALERT FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ANY

UPDATES OR POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT.



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