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WGUS71 KILN 311717

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OHZ055-311901-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

116 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2001



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 3 PM...



AT 115 PM...MORE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING THROUGH FRANKLIN COUNTY. THIS

CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN THROUGH 2

PM. THIS RAIN IS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL...WHICH WILL

AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING.



IN WHITEHALL...A COUPLE OF ROADS ARE BEING CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL LIKELY OVERFLOW THEIR

BANKS WITH THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS

LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY RISING

WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS,

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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