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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

559 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006



OHC017-061-072330-

HAMILTON OH-BUTLER OH-

559 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BUTLER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES 

UNTIL 730 PM EDT...



AT 556 PM EDT HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 

WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 PM EDT.  RUNOFF FROM 

THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLUE ASH...

FAIRFIELD...FINNEYTOWN...FOREST PARK...HARRISON...MONTGOMERY...MOUNT

HEALTHY AND NORTH COLLEGE HILL.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH ON THE THE ROAD. IT ONLY

TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY

VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR

DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3933 8436 3922 8433 3921 8439 3919 8457

      3918 8471 3918 8481 3934 8481 3933 8459



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