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WGUS71 KCLE 310428

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

1222 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005



OHC133-310515-

PORTAGE OH-

1222 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR PORTAGE 

COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

STREETSBORO...KENT...NORTH RANDOPLH...MANTUA AND GARRETTSVILLE.



FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN 

PORTAGE COUNTY. A STREAM WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS IN NORTH RANDOLPH. 

ROUTE 14 WAS REPORTED CLOSED EAST OF ROUTE 44. STATE ROUTE 88 NORTH 

OF ROUTE 14 WAS ALSO REPORTED CLOSED. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE RAIN DECREASING 

ACROSS PORTAGE COUNTY BUT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY CONTINUE FOR 

ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO 

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT 

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOODED 

ROADWAYS.



LAT...LON 4099 8100 4098 8137 4134 8138 4134 8101



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