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WGUS71 KILN 182226

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INZ075-080-KYZ091>093-OHZ072-078>080-182330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

625 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...THE REMAINING FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS THAT ARE IN EFFECT

UNTIL 615 PM OR 630 PM EDT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



THE HEAVY RAIN THAT CAUSED FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON

HAS MOVED EAST OVER ADAMS...PIKE AND SCIOTO COUNTY. SO NO ADDITIONAL

RISES OF WATER OVER ROADS SHOULD OCCUR.



EVEN THOUGH THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...THERE STILL

MAY BE SEVERAL AREAS OF HIGH WATER ON AREA ROADS FOR THE NEXT HOUR

OR TWO. ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL NOT CAUSE MORE RISES...BUT BE

ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT.



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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