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WGUS71 KILN 232124

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KYZ092-093-OHZ070>072-077-078-232230-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

525 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2001



...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE COMMUTE PROBLEMS ON AREA

ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON...



HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOUTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY WILL PERSIST

THROUGH 7 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE

BEING DETECTED BY RADAR...RAIN GAGES AND REPORTED BY WEATHER SERVICE

SPOTTERS.



THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND

EVEN SOME FLOODED UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY

OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT ONE FOOT OF WATER IN

AN UNDERPASS AREA TO STALL OUT A CAR...AND ONLY AN INCH OR TWO TO

RESULT IN HYDROPLANING.



USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.



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JDR

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