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OHZ051-053-112130-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

440 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2001



...TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME ISOLATED FLOOD

PROBLEMS...



AT 430 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT ABOUT 2 INCHES

OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN

MIAMI AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING VERY

SLOWLY...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN THE SAME REGIONS OVER

THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.



AS A RESULT...FLOODING OF SOME STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS

LIKELY.



IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...ESCAPE RISING WATER BY MOVING DIRECTLY TO

HIGHER GROUND.  NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY...

AS MANY PEOPLE BECOME TRAPPED IN HIGH WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO

THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT AND TO RAPID INCREASES IN STREAM

LEVELS AND FLOW.



STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF THE HEAVY

RAIN PERSISTS.



JDR

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