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WGUS71 KILN 172337

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OHZ072-080-180100-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

727 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2001



...HEAVY RAIN OVER CLINTON AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES...



A SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO DUMP HEAVY RAIN OVER

NORTHEASTERN HIGHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES.  RADAR

ESTIMATES INDICATE AROUND 2 INCHED OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN

AROUND LYNCHBURG.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA

FROM THE WEST THROUGH 9 PM.



PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING

AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS EVENING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO STANDING WATER. USE CAUTION IN AND

AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.



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JOHNSTONE

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