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FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV 

230 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



...RISING WATER ON THE COAL AND KANAWHA RIVERS... 



THE COAL RIVER AND THE KANAWHA RIVER WILL SEE RISING WATER THROUGH 

THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. 



ON THE COAL...IN BOONE COUNTY SOME EVACUATIONS ARE OCCURRING IN THE 

MADISON AREA WHERE THE SPRUCE FORK AND POND FORK FORM THE LITTLE COAL 

RIVER.  RISING WATER ON THE BIG AND LITTLE COAL RIVERS WHICH FORM THE 

COAL RIVER...WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.  ALL ALONG THE COAL 

RIVER...BACKWATER FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.  SOME 

AREAS OF CONCERN IN THE KANAWHA COUNTY WILL BE ALONG SMITH CREEK AND 

BROWNS CREEK AREAS NEAR THE COAL RIVER.  



FOR TORNADO...THE LATEST STAGE IS 19.2 FEET AT 2 PM FRIDAY.  THE STAGE 

WILL CREST AROUND 22.0 TO 23.0 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.





ON THE KANAWHA...BACKWATER AFFECTS WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS 

ALL ALONG THE STREAMS AND CREEKS FLOWING INTO THE KANAWHA RIVER. 

SOME AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG DAVIS CREEK IN SOUTH CHARLESTON 

...ALONG THE POCATALICO RIVER...AND MAGIC ISLAND IN CHARLESTON. 



FOR CHARLESTON SS BRIDGE...THE LATEST STAGE IS 17.0 FEET AT 2 PM FRIDAY

WHICH IS 9.6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL POOL.  THE STAGE WILL CREST AROUND 22.0 

FEET ON SATURDAY.





DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. MOST

DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADS.





STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST ON 

THIS SITUATION.



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 BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND CREST FORECASTS:





                           OBSERVED         CREST

FORECAST POINT        FS  STG DAY TIME    STG DAY TIME     



COAL RIVER

 TORNADO             25 19.2 FRI 02 PM    22.0 TO 23.0 SAT MORN           



KANAWHA RIVER

 CHARLESTON SS BRID  30 17.0 FRI 02 PM    22.0 SAT AFTERNOON           



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