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000 

WGUS71 KILN 092026

FFSILN

INC137-092145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

325 PM EST SAT AUG 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RIPLEY COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM

EST...



AT 325 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED 

ACROSS CENTRAL RIPLEY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OFF TO THE 

WEST AND WEAKENED. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER STORMS WILL 

MAKE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. 



SOME STREAMS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING ARE...       

LAUGHERY CREEK...

CEDAR CREEK...

LITTLE OTTER CREEK...



THE RIPLEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 10 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS 

HIGHWAY 421 NEAR OSGOOD.



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.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE

WEATHER INFORMATION.

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000 

WGUS71 KILN 092026

FFSILN

INC137-092145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

325 PM EST SAT AUG 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RIPLEY COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM

EST...



AT 325 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED 

ACROSS CENTRAL RIPLEY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OFF TO THE 

WEST AND WEAKENED. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER STORMS WILL 

MAKE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. 



SOME STREAMS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING ARE...       

LAUGHERY CREEK...

CEDAR CREEK...

LITTLE OTTER CREEK...



THE RIPLEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 10 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS 

HIGHWAY 421 NEAR OSGOOD.



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.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE

WEATHER INFORMATION.

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