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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1028 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT TUESDAY

MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN WEST VIRGINIA...



  BARBOUR         BOONE           BRAXTON         CABELL

  CALHOUN         CLAY            DODDRIDGE       FAYETTE

  GILMER          HARRISON        JACKSON         KANAWHA

  LEWIS           LINCOLN         LOGAN           MASON

  MCDOWELL        MINGO           NICHOLAS        PLEASANTS

  POCAHONTAS      PUTNAM          RALEIGH         RANDOLPH

  RITCHIE         ROANE           TAYLOR          TYLER

  UPSHUR          WAYNE           WEBSTER         WIRT

  WOOD            WYOMING



IN KENTUCKY...



  BOYD            CARTER          GREENUP         LAWRENCE



IN OHIO...



  ATHENS          GALLIA          JACKSON         LAWRENCE

  MEIGS           MORGAN          PERRY           VINTON

  WASHINGTON



IN VIRGINIA...



  BUCHANAN        DICKENSON



A LINE OF POTENT THUNDERSTORMS RACED EAST ACROSS OUR REGION THIS 

EVENING.  AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY AROUND ONE HALF INCH THIS 

EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS APPROACHING TWO INCHES.



THIS AMOUNT OF WATER SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO MUCH IMPACT ON THE MAJOR 

RIVERS.  HOWEVER...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD EXPERIENCE STRONG 

RISES THIS EVENING.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL ONLY 

INCREASE THE THREAT OF FLOODING.



<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF

SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN

THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE

WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND

FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

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