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WGUS71 KILN 181907

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INZ073-074-OHZ062-070>072-077-182130-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

305 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

UNTIL 530 PM EDT...



HAMILTON...WARREN...BUTLER...GREENE COUNTIES IN OHIO AND RIPLEY AND

DEARBORN COUNTIES IN INDIANA.



UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS

AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FROM ONE TO TWO

INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...

POSSIBLY AGGRAVATING ANY EXISTING FLOODING.



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED

AREA. SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER...AND

NUMEROUS CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



MOST 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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JDR

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