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RIVER STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, WV 

715 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001





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



WITH THE EXPECTED RAINS...THE COAL RIVER AT TORNADO WILL CONTINUE TO 

RISE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.  THE LATEST STAGE IS 21.5 FEET AT 7 PM 

FRIDAY. THE STAGE WILL CREST BETWEEN 24 AND 25 FEET AT 2 PM 

SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET.  



WITH THE EXPECTED RAINS...THE KANAWHA RIVER AT CHARLESTON SOUTH SIDE 

BRIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE LATEST STAGE 

IS 20.5 FEET AT 7 PM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 30 FEET.  THE STAGE WILL 

CREST AROUND 24.5 FEET AT 2 PM SATURDAY.



BACKWATER AFFECTS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ALL ALONG 

THE REACHES OF THE COAL AND KANAWHA RIVERS. 



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.



SIKORA

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 BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND CREST FORECASTS:





                           OBSERVED         CREST       BELOW FLD STG

FORECAST POINT       FS  STG DAY TIME    STG DAY TIME     DAY TIME



COAL RIVER                                

 TORNADO             25 21.5 FRI 07 PM   24.2 SAT 02 PM            



KANAWHA RIVER

 CHARLESTON SS BRID  30 20.5 FRI 07 PM   24.5 SAT 02 PM            



.END/SIKORA

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