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WGUS71 KILN 151834

FFSILN

OHC017-151945-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

230 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM

EDT...



AT 230 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD SHIFTED INTO 

SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY WHERE UP TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

SINCE 1 PM. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT STREETS WERE NOW 

BEING FLOODED IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES 

OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM. 

THIS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER FLOODING...INCLUDING SOME OF THE 

LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCED HIGH WATER LAST EVENING. 



LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY WHERE 

UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL KEEP 

FLOOD WATERS HIGH IN THIS AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  FAIRFIELD...

  HAMILTON...

  MIDDLETOWN...

  OXFORD...

  ROSS...

  SEVEN MILE...

  TRENTON...



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.



STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST 

INFORMATION.

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