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WGUS71 KRLX 052124

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OHC009-053-079-087-105-115-127-163-167-052215-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

507 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002



A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO THROUGH 

THURSDAY MORNING.  



AT 5 PM...SOUTHEAST OHIO REMAINED DRY AND MUGGY.  HOWEVER...

THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO PERRY COUNTY AGAIN...FROM THE

SOUTHWEST...BETWEEN 6 AND 7 OCLOCK.  FOLKS AROUND MARIETTA...

MCCONNELSVILLE...ATHENS...MCARTHUR...AND JACKSON...COULD SEE

THE LEADING THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 7 AND 9 OCLOCK.  RESIDENTS

IN THE POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...AND SOUTH POINT REGION COULD

REMAIN DRY THROUGH SUNSET. 



THE LEADING SHOWERS COULD EASILY CONTAIN A DOWNPOUR...WITH

A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.  THIS WOULD CAUSE

PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

POOR ROAD VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED.  GUSTY WINDS

COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE INITIAL STORMS.



HOWEVER...SEVERAL SHOWERS WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT

FLASH FLOODING.  OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN WOULD BE NEEDED

TO CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AREAS THAT GOT SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING.

RAINS OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES...WOULD LIKELY BE NEEDED...TO CAUSE 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...IN AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE RAIN ON TUESDAY.

 

--- CALL TO ACTION --- A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL 

STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE.

RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR 

IMMEDIATE ACTION...SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR...OR A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



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