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WGUS71 KILN 312027

FFSILN

OHZ088-312130-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

425 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2001



...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY...



AT 420 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM

OVER WESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY...MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 MPH.  THE

THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...UP TO TWO INCHES

PER HOUR.  THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON

ROADWAYS AND RAPID RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.



PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SHAWNEE

STATE FOREST REGION...SHOULD BE AWARE FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING

PROBLEMS.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON

THIS STORM...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF THEY SHOULD BE

WARRANTED.



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HICKMAN

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