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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

429 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL

LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH 530 PM.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO

MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.  RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER

HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES

OF RAINFALL BEFORE THE STORMS EXIT THE AREA.



PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING IS LIKELY THROUGH THE

EARLY EVENING HOURS.  SOME STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN

REPORTED.



MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION IF THEY ENCOUNTER HIGH WATER ON

ROADS AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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