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WGUS71 KILN 211546

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INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ091>093-099-100-OHZ060>062-070>074-

077>082-088-212200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1146 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...



IN OHIO...

  ADAMS                 BROWN                 HIGHLAND

  HOCKING               PIKE                  ROSS

  SCIOTO                BUTLER                CLERMONT

  CLINTON               GREENE                HAMILTON

  MONTGOMERY            PREBLE                WARREN



IN KENTUCKY...

  BOONE                 CAMPBELL              KENTON

  LEWIS                 MASON



IN INDIANA...

  DEARBORN              FAYETTE               FRANKLIN

  OHIO                  RIPLEY                SWITZERLAND

  UNION                 WAYNE



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS

AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  THE RAINFALL MAY BE LOCALLY

HEAVY...WITH A FEW SPOTS RECEIVING AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IN AN

HOUR.  WITH SOIL REMAINING SATURATED FROM LAST WEEKS HEAVY RAIN...

FLOODING CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH

FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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JOHNSTONE

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