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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1216 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

FOLKS ALONG FLOOD PRONE SMALL STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR

WATER LEVELS AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION.



AT MIDDAY...HEAVY SHOWERS WERE MOVING THROUGH TAYLOR COUNTY.

THESE RAINS WILL AFFECT BARBOUR COUNTY BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE TYGART LAKE STATE PARK...AND PHILIPPI.



RAINS AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AROUND GRAFTON. THE 

TAYLOR COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED FULL CULVERTS...PONDING OF WATER IN 

POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND SOME STREAMS NEAR BANKFULL. 



THE SHOWERS SHOULD BECOME LIGHTER ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY BETWEEN

1 AND 2 PM.  



.END / KTB / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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