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WGUS71 KILN 282040

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OHC145-282145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

438 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCIOTO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM

EDT...



AT 438 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHWEST 

SCIOTO COUNTY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY 

MOVE INTO THIS AREA BRINGING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL. 

THUS HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE ON AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS.



A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED TWO FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 73 EAST OF 

OTWAY AT 359 PM.



NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD OR AROUND HIGH WATER

SIGNS. MORE THAN HALF OF FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. IT

ONLY TAKES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT A CAR OR TRUCK.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE

WEATHER INFORMATION.



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