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WGUS71 KILN 250120

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KYZ091>093-OHZ070-071-077-078-250300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

920 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001



...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ON THE RISE...



A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED THROUGH

MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO

TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH HAVE BEEN COMMON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE

STORMS. SOME ISOLATED SPOTS HAVE RECEIVED AN INCH OF RAIN IN UNDER A

HALF HOUR.



PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS.

ALSO...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE ON THE RISE DUE TO THE NEAR

TOTAL RUNOFF OF THE STORM WATERS.



USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TONIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH

FLOODED ROADWAYS. REPORT ANY FLOODING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO RELAY

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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