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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH 530 PM.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.  RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES
OF RAINFALL BEFORE THE STORMS EXIT THE AREA.

PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING IS LIKELY THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.  SOME STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED.

MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION IF THEY ENCOUNTER HIGH WATER ON
ROADS AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
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KUBINA