

000 

WGUS71 KRLX 261613

FFSRLX

WVZ033>038-261715-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1200 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON.



HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF WEBSTER...NICHOLAS...

FAYETTE...RALEIGH...WYOMING...AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES DURING THE

LATE MORNING.



LOCALIZED RAINS OF 2.5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED AROUND SUMMERSVILLE FROM 

DAWN TO NOON.  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES WERE MORE COMMON IN THE

MORNING SHOWERS.  AT MIDDAY...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED FULL 

CULVERTS...PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND SOME 

STREAMS NEAR BANKFULL.  NO SERIOUS FLOODING WAS REPORTED.



MORE SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.  IF HEAVIER SHOWERS 

REDEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SMALL STREAM FLOODING COULD EASILY 

OCCUR.  FOLKS ALONG FLOOD PRONE SMALL STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO 

MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION.  



.END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

