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WGUS71 KILN 120628

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KYZ099-100-120730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

230 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



...HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED IN MASON COUNTY...WHILE RAINFALL

IS DIMINISHING IN LEWIS COUNTY...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED IN MASON COUNTY...BUT FLOOD WATERS

WILL REMAIN HIGH EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. EXPECT WATER OVER

AREA ROADWAYS TO RECEDE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH

CREEKS AND STREAMS ALSO REMAINING VERY HIGH IF NOT OUT OF

THEIR BANKS. WHILE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...

BE ALERT TO LINGERING HIGH WATER.



THE HEAVY RAIN IS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF OVER LEWIS COUNTY. THE

HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OVER WESTERN LEWIS COUNTY...WHERE UP TO 4

INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN. THERE MAY BE LINGERING HIGH WATER IN AREAS

WEST OF VANCEBURG AND CAMP DIX.



FLOODING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TO MOTORISTS. USE EXTREME

CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY TONIGHT...AS SOME

ROADWAYS MAY STILL BE FLOODED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A

FLOODED ROADWAY.



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