ISSUANCE NUMBER 10
RIVER FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 
1134 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
SCIOTO RIVER AT CIRCLEVILLE.

FOR THE SCIOTO RIVER NEAR CIRCLEVILLE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 13.6 FEET 
AT 11 PM FRIDAY.  THE STAGE IS EXPECTED CLIMB TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE 
(14.0 FEET) BY 1 AM.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH THE RIVER 
EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 15.5 FEET AROUND 2 PM SATURDAY.  AT STAGES 
NEAR 15.5 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING CONTINUES...WHILE FLOODING BEGINS 
ALONG ISLAND ROAD.  CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE LEVEL WILL FALL 
BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 PM SUNDAY. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY 
BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO.                    

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BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND CREST FORECASTS:


                 FLD  OBS              CREST             BLO FLD STG 
LOCATION         STG  STG  DAY TIME    STG DAY TIME         DAY TIME

SCIOTO RIVER
  CIRCLEVILLE     14  13.6 FRI 11 PM   15.5    SAT 02 PM    SUN 12 PM

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