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WGUS71 KILN 142310

FFSILN

OHC015-142345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

708 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM

EDT...



AT 708 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED WITH 

JUST A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN BETWEEN FAYETTEVILLE 

AND MOUNT ORAB.



ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED...THE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN BROWN 

COUNTY.



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.

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