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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

703 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009



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DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-

703 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN WILLIAMS AND NORTHERN DEFIANCE COUNTIES...



AT 645 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ON SEVERAL 

ROADWAYS IN SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY INCLUDING STATE ROAD 576 WEST 

OF BRYAN...US HIGHWAY 127 BETWEEN BRYAN AND WEST UNITY...AND STATE 

ROAD 34 EAST OF STRYKER. FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED IN NORTHERN 

DEFIANCE COUNTY ALONG STATE ROAD 249 WEST OF US HIGHWAY 127 AND ON 

STATE ROAD 249 BETWEEN LAKE AND CICERO. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED 

ALONG OPENLANDER ROAD ON THE DEFIANCE WILLIAMS COUNTY LINE. WATER IS 

A FOOT DEEP IN SPOTS. THOUGH THE RAINFALL RATE IS DECREASING... 

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS WATER SLOWLY RECEDES. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILLIAMS 

CENTER...MELBERN...EVANSPORT...EDGERTON...NEY...FARMER...AND BRYAN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

NORTHERN INDIANA.



IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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LAT...LON 4133 8424 4134 8480 4150 8479 4150 8433

      4143 8433 4142 8425



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