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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

549 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007



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CUYAHOGA OH-

549 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR 

CUYAHOGA COUNTY...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING IN 

AND NEAR THE CITY OF CLEVELAND WITH MANY ROADS IMPACTED BY HIGH 

WATER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 6 

INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 330 PM AND 5 PM IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF 

CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL RAIN GAGES NEAR CLEVELAND REPORTED 

3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED 

TONIGHT...HOWEVER FLOODING WILL STILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING RUSH 

HOUR AND ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING 

HOURS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4161 8170 4140 8170 4135 8138 4156 8137



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