Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
106 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

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CRAWFORD OH-RICHLAND OH-
106 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RICHLAND AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 300 AM EDT...

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LOCATED SOUTH OF ROUTE 30.
AT 1248 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 3 AM EDT.

THE NEXT ROUND OF RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...GALION...CRESTLINE...BELLVILLE...BUTLER...LEXINGTON...
TIRO...ONTARIO AND SHELBY.

AT 1030 PM EDT...WIDESPREAD FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN AND AROUND THE
CITY OF GALION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN! BE ALERT FOR LOW
SPOTS...DIPS...AND UNDERPASSES WHICH MAY BE FLOODED. PEOPLE IN LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER LEVELS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS A FLOODED AREA ON FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4064 8262 4064 8264 4067 8265 4067 8262
      4071 8264 4070 8311 4099 8311 4099 8243
      4082 8242 4081 8239 4073 8238 4072 8234
      4056 8234 4055 8262

$$

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