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WGUS71 KCLE 032149

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OHC075-032345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

543 PM EDT THU OCT 3 2002



...PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINS AFFECTING EXTREME SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTY...



AT 543 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

DEVELOPING OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF 

CLARK.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT CLOSE TO ONE AND HALF INCHES OF RAIN COULD HAVE 

OCCURRED IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST HOUR.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THIS AREA THROUGH 6 PM.



THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND HIGH 

WATER IN DITCHES.  SOME SMALL STREAMS MAY ALSO SEE RISES IN WATER 

LEVELS.



RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR NEAR STREAMS NEED TO REMAIN 

ALERT TO WATER LEVELS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.



ALSO MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THE WATER 

MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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