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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

535 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 FOR WYANDOT COUNTY...



WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN WYANDOT COUNTY...WITH 

NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED. WYANDOT COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IS 

REQUESTING THAT RESIDENTS OF WYANDOT COUNTY REMAIN OFF ROADWAYS 

UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATER SHOWED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. RAINFALL 

HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...BUT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 

THIS EVENING AS THE WATER SLOWLY RECEDES.



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION 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.



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