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WGUS71 KPBZ 092346

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OHC029-100015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

738 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003





THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN OHIO.



AT 7:35 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTING OVER NORTHERN COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEAR 

SALEM.  WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EMERGENCY 

MANAGEMENT WITH NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN 

PORTION OF THE COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THE RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA TO BE IN 

EXCESS OF 2.5 INCHES WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE.  

THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO 

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE FLOODING 

SITUATION...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS 

ALSO BEEN OCCURRING.



PLEASE STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY 

TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.



PLEASE NOTIFY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OF HIGH WATER BY CALLING 

TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



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