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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

758 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LUCAS AND WOOD COUNTY UNTIL

945 PM.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF

WESTERN LUCAS AND WOOD COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED

AROUND WHITEHOUSE AND SWANTON IN SOUTHWESTERN LUCAS COUNTY. WATER

WAS REPORTED ON SOME OF THE COUNTY ROADS IN THESE AREAS. HEAVY

RAIN HAS ALSO OCCURRED ALONG THE MAUMEE RIVER JUST EAST OF GRAND

RAPIDS IN NORTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTY.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WATER ON ROADS AND

LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.

THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY

IN FLOODED AREAS.



THE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS

EVENING.

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