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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

450 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 430 PM FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY... 



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH

   COUNTIES...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT HAD BEEN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS 

EXPIRED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SERIOUS FLOODING IN THE 

COUNTY...BUT RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES SHOW THAT THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN FELL IN REMOTE LOCATIONS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND IT APPEARS 

THAT SOME FLOODING LIKELY OCCURRED IN THESE AREAS.  



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO FORM ON THE EASTERLY RIDGES AND 

DRIFT VERY SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST. THE STORMS HAVE DIMINISHED IN 

INTENSITY DURING THE LAST HOUR...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN 

CONTINUES...MAINLY IN RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. SOME OF THE 

STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR.



SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY REPORTED WATER WAS OVER U S 

ROUTE 219 IN SEVERAL PLACES IN THE SLATY FORK AREA EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON.  



 MOST OF THE STORMS HAVE BEEN RIDING THE RIDGE LINES...BUT A FEW MAY 

SPILL OVER INTO PORTIONS OF BARBOUR...UPSHUR...WEBSTER... 

NICHOLAS...FAYETTE AND RALEIGH COUNTIES. 



<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> BE READY TO ACT IMMEDIATELY IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF

THREATENING WATER LEVELS OCCUR.



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