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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

358 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR THE 

FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN OHIO...

  ADAMS                 BROWN                 HIGHLAND

  PIKE                  ROSS                  SCIOTO



IN KENTUCKY...

  BRACKEN               LEWIS                 MASON

  ROBERTSON



THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...MAYSVILLE AND 

PORTSMOUTH.



AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION 

THIS MORNING...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  

WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE 

REGION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE STILL 

POSSIBLE.  THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING OF 

WATER ON ROADWAYS AND RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS.



THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 



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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