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The National Weather Service in Wilmington, OH has issued a flood advisory. This flood advisory has been issued for Darke, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble counties in Ohio.
The NWS in Wilmington, OH says “The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flood Advisory for…
Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio…
Southeastern Darke County in west central Ohio…
Northern Montgomery County in west central Ohio…
Southwestern Miami County in west central Ohio…
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 251 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms with heavy rain
moving through the advisory area. Radar has estimated that over 2
inches of rain have already fallen in parts of the advisory area,
with another 1 to 1.5 inches possible in the next several hours.
* Minor flooding of low-lying and poorly drained streets, highways
and underpasses will occur. In addition, farmland near creeks,
streams and drainage ditches will experience minor flooding.
Some locations that will experience minor flooding include…
Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Vandalia,
Englewood, Tipp City, Moraine, West Milton, Oakwood, Arcanum,
Lewisburg, West Alexandria, Riverside, Clayton, Union, Brookville,
New Lebanon and Shiloh.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
To report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit
your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
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