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WGUS71 KILN 120451

FFSILN

KYZ091>093-120600-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1250 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



...LINGERING FLOODING STILL LIKELY IN BOONE COUNTY...WITH HEAVY RAIN

IN KENTON AND CAMPBELL...



WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF OVER NORTHERN BOONE

COUNTY...CONTINUING LOW LYING FLOODING IS LIKELY OVER AREAS

ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 275 BELTWAY. SOME ROADS

ARE POSSIBLY STILL FLOODED EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS

ENDED AND THE STORMS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.



IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL KENTON AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES

HAS LIKELY CAUSED SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. HEAVY RAIN IS

FALLING OVER AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 71...AND WILL CONTINUE

THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM. FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED

IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 2 AM.



FLOODING OF EVEN JUST LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT

TO MOTORISTS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN NORTHERN

KENTUCKY TONIGHT...NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED

ROADWAY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL

STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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JDR

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