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WGUS71 KILN 120349

FFSILN

KYZ099-120430-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1149 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY IN NORTHWEST MASON COUNTY...



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER NORTHWEST MASON COUNTY. DOPPLER

RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG

THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN DOVER AND MAYSVILLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE

ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH 1230 AM EDT WITH ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES

OF RAIN POSSIBLE.



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LEE CREEK...BEASLEY CREEK AND

LAWRENCE CREEKS ARE LIKELY OUT OF THEIR BANKS. PEOPLE LIVING OR

DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS AND BE AWARE OF

THIS POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.



IF YOU OBSERVE FLOODING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REMEMBER...NEVER

CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.





LOTT

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