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KYC043-089-OHC009-053-079-087-105-115-127-163-167-WVC073-095-107-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

725 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED.



THE LEADING BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD 

MUCH OF SOUTHEAST OHIO BY 8 OCLOCK.  FURTHER EAST...THE OHIO RIVER 

COMMUNITIES...SUCH AS MARIETTA...PARKERSBURG... POMEROY... 

GALLIPOLIS...AND IRONTON...COULD SEE THESE INITIAL RAINS BETWEEN BY 

9 OCLOCK...OR WITH THE SUNSET AND THE ONSET OF DARKNESS.  



THE LEADING RAINS COULD EASILY CONTAIN A DOWNPOUR...WITH A HALF INCH 

OF RAIN FALLING IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES.  THIS WOULD CAUSE PONDING 

OF WATER IN THE USUAL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND ON ROADS.



GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE INITIAL STORMS.



MORE SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW...FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SEVERAL SHOWERS WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH 

FLOODING.  OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE MAJOR 

PROBLEMS ALONG STREAM BASINS 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.



REMEMBER....A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS 

IS POSSIBLE.  IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE CREEK...KEEP AN EYE ON 

THE WATER LEVELS...PERIODICALLY DURING THE NIGHT.  HAVE A PLAN OF

ACTION AHEAD OF TIME.  OVERNIGHT MOTORISTS...BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHEN 

APPROACHING STREAM CROSSINGS.  



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