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WGUS71 KILN 312310

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

705 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2006



OHC089-312315-

LICKING OH-

705 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LICKING COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM

EDT...



AT 702 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE 

RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATASKALA 

AS CABLE ROAD WAS REPORTED FLOODED. 



RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE 

NORTHEAST. ANOTHER HALF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 PM EDT. 

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL KEEP 

STREAMS AND CREEKS HIGH AND WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BEECHWOOD

TRAILS...GRANVILLE SOUTH...JOHNSTOWN...PATASKALA...SUMMIT 

STATION...ALEXANDRIA...ETNA AND JERSEY.



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.



LAT...LON 4022 8249 3997 8256 3994 8279 4024 8275



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