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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

440 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PUTNAM...WAYNE...LINCOLN AND CABELL 

COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...AND LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY...HAS BEEN 

CANCELED...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GREENUP AND BOYD COUNTIES IN 

KENTUCKY...AND LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO...IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS DIMINISHING

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME 

MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS ON AND OFF LIGHT RAIN AFFECTS THE 

AREA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...WITH RAINFALL RATES 

OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH PER HOUR...THE THREAT OF SERIOUS 

FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED 

TO EXPIRE.



<<CALL TO ACTION>> BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER

TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH

FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE

FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER

BEGINS RISING.



<<CALL TO ACTION>> STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.



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