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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

716 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



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MEDINA OH-SENECA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-

716 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN LORAIN...HURON...SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...



AT 710 PM EDT...FLOODING OR ROADWAYS IN SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY FROM 

THE OBERLIN AREA SOUTHWARD TO THE WELLINGTON AREA REMAIN CLOSED. 

REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS HURON 

COUNTY IN AND NEAR FITCHVILLE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WELLINGTON...

WAKEMAN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...NEW LONDON...LITCHFIELD...GRAFTON AND

FITCHVILLE



AT 716 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE ARE OF 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL FROM SENECA COUNTY NORTHEAST ACROSS HURON 

COUNTY INTO LORAIN COUNTY. THERE WERE STILL SOME EMBEDDED HEAVY 

DOWNPOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH WILL BE 

POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.



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

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

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

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.  WHEN ENCOUNTERING 

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



LAT...LON 4125 8341 4125 8284 4129 8283 4128 8234

      4132 8233 4134 8187 4109 8191 4106 8243

      4099 8243 4099 8342

TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 180DEG 0KT 4107 8315



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