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WGUS71 KILN 282206

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KYZ098-100-282300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

605 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001



...HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS IN NORTHERN

KENTUCKY...



SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RESULTED IN ABOUT ONE AND

A HALF INCHES OF RAIN NEAR MT. OLIVET IN ROBERTSON COUNTY...AND

ALONG HIGHWAY 546...AROUND RIBOLT AND CHARTERS...IN LEWIS COUNTY.

BECAUSE THE GROUND IS STILL SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...HIGH WATER

WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS.

ALSO...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY APPROACH BANKFUL.



MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE ONTO FLOODED ROADWAYS...AS IT IS

DIFFICULT TO TELL HOW DEEP THE WATER IS.  PLEASES KEEP CHILDREN AWAY

FROM STORM DRAINS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE

WARNINGS.



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