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WGUS71 KILN 211927

FFSILN

KYZ099-100-OHZ073-074-079>082-088-221200-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

322 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH VALID FOR THE AREAS OF... ADAMS...LEWIS...

ROSS...MASON...SCIOTO...HOCKING...PIKE...BROWN AND HIGHLAND... HAS 

BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION 

THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.  1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WATCH 

AREA.  WITH NEARLY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN COULD QUICKLY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.



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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