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WGUS71 KCLE 231918

FFSCLE

OHC133-232130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

309 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTAGE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM...



MORE TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL 

PORTAGE COUNTY FROM RAVENNA NORTHEAST TO NEAR HIRAM.  RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN LESS THAN 90 

MINUTES.  RAINFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED TO ONLY AN INCH PER HOUR 

BUT NEAR CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS LIKELY JUST NORTHEAST OF RAVENNA.



THE NEW FLOODING IS FORCING APARTMENT EVACUATIONS IN RAVENNA.



THIS MOST RECENT ROUND OF RAIN HAS PRODUCE NEARLY IMMEDIATE RUNOFF 

AND FLOODING DUE SATURATED GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS.

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000 

WGUS71 KCLE 231918

FFSCLE

OHC133-232130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

309 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTAGE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM...



MORE TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL 

PORTAGE COUNTY FROM RAVENNA NORTHEAST TO NEAR HIRAM.  RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN LESS THAN 90 

MINUTES.  RAINFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED TO ONLY AN INCH PER HOUR 

BUT NEAR CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS LIKELY JUST NORTHEAST OF RAVENNA.



THE NEW FLOODING IS FORCING APARTMENT EVACUATIONS IN RAVENNA.



THIS MOST RECENT ROUND OF RAIN HAS PRODUCE NEARLY IMMEDIATE RUNOFF 

AND FLOODING DUE SATURATED GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS.

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