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WGUS71 KILN 141857

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OHZ079-141945-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

248 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2001



...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME ISOLATED FLOOD PROBLEMS in

SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST HOUR HOUR HAS DUMPED

ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY...

BETWEEN RED OAK AND RIPLEY.



THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING FLOODING

PROBLEMS...SUCH AS SOME WATER OVER ROADS AND SOME CREEKS

APPROACHING BANKFULL LEVELS.



ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND ARE

CAPABLE OF DUMPING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AN HOUR. IF SIGNIFICANT

RAINFALL CONTINUES IN THIS AREA...A FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY.



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.



STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF THE HEAVY

RAIN PERSISTS.



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JDR

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