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WGUS71 KCLE 270101

FFSCLE



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

857 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



OHC151-270130-

/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080627T0130Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

STARK OH-

857 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN STARK COUNTY...



AT 856 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS 

CLOSED IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY DUE TO STREAMS AND CREEKS FLOWING 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS.  NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STANDING WATER CAUSED ROADS 

TO BE CLOSED ACROSS THE AREA.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM THIS EVENING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HARTVILLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL 

AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  THE STREAMS AND 

CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THEIR BANKS OVER THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS AND SHOULD BEGIN TO RETURN TO WITHIN THEIR BANKS THIS EVENING. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4090 8143 4091 8142 4091 8141 4093 8141

      4098 8139 4096 8110 4086 8109

TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 8124



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000 

WGUS71 KCLE 270101

FFSCLE



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

857 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



OHC151-270130-

/O.CON.KCLE.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080627T0130Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

STARK OH-

857 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN STARK COUNTY...



AT 856 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS 

CLOSED IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY DUE TO STREAMS AND CREEKS FLOWING 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS.  NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STANDING WATER CAUSED ROADS 

TO BE CLOSED ACROSS THE AREA.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM THIS EVENING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HARTVILLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL 

AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  THE STREAMS AND 

CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THEIR BANKS OVER THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS AND SHOULD BEGIN TO RETURN TO WITHIN THEIR BANKS THIS EVENING. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4090 8143 4091 8142 4091 8141 4093 8141

      4098 8139 4096 8110 4086 8109

TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 8124



$$



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