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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

341 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MEDINA...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...AND PORTAGE

COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OHIO HAS EXPIRED.  THE RAIN WHICH CAUSED THE

WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA.  ALTHOUGH THE

RAIN HAS ENDED AND NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING

WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE AREA.

MANY MAJOR ROADWAYS REMAIN CLOSED AND MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN

AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.



MOTORIST SHOULD NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. THE WATER MAY BE

DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL IN THE DARK.

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