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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

420 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2001



...FLOOD WARNING FOR MCDOWELL COUNTY EXTENDED TO 10 PM THIS 

EVENING...

 

THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MCDOWELL COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 PM 

THIS SUNDAY EVENING. STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE 

AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS CONTINUING.  THE TUG FORK RIVER IS AT 

BANKFULL IN SOME LOCATIONS AND FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG 

THIS RIVER ALSO. MOST OF THE STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY 

RECEDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE 

LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 

IN EFFECT THOUGH 10 PM THIS SUNDAY EVENING. 





<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.



<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> A FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS 

AND RIVERS IN THE INDICATED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HEADWATER AREAS OF 

SMALL TRIBUTARY RIVERS UPSTREAM OF THE FIRST FORECAST POINT. URBAN 

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND 

STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY. BE READY TO LEAVE 

IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IN 

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS.



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