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WGUS71 KILN 181746

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OHZ063-072-182000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

144 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON AND FAYETTE

COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM...



UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE CLINTON-FAYETTE COUNTY

LINE. THIS RAIN HAS CAUSED FLOODING ON MANY ROADS IN THESE

COUNTIES. HIGH WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG US 68 IN NORTHERN

CLINTON COUNTY...AND ON SOME CITY STREETS IN WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE.



AFTER THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS EXITS THE AREA...THERE WILL BE

ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE MORE STORMS MOVE IN. THESE STORMS WILL

LIKELY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE

THE FLOODING SITUATION. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AS

HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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