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WGUS71 KILN 190120

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OHZ081-088-190200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

913 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SCIOTO AND ADAMS COUNTIES HAS

EXPIRED...



THE HEAVY RAIN THAT CAUSED FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA HAS SHIFTED

SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES OVER ADAMS AND SCIOTO

COUNTIES...BUT IT SHOULD END BY 10 PM. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH.



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

STILL SEVERAL AREAS OF HIGH WATER ON AREA ROADS. THIS HIGH

WATER WILL LIKELY LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT

RAIN WILL NOT CAUSE MORE RISES...BUT BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR

MORE HEAVY RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



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