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WGUS71 KILN 151947

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OHC037-152030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

344 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DARKE COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM

EDT...



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  GREENVILLE...

  UNION CITY...

  VERSAILLES...



AT 330 PM EDT...THE DARKE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER 

FLOWING OVER NUMEROUS ROADWAYS IN THE COUNTY. WHILE HEAVY RAINFALL 

HAS LESSENED AND MOVED INTO SOUTHERN DARKE COUNTY...THIS HIGH WATER 

WILL TAKE TIME TO RECEDE IN CENTRAL DARKE COUNTY. 



NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY...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.



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JDR

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