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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

754 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...



* AT 748 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPENCER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE LOCALLY TWO TO TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF 

RAIN PER HOUR FROM THIS THUNDERSTORMS.  THIS IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE 

SWOLLEN STREAMS WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA.



--CALL TO ACTION-- SMALL CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED 

OUTSIDE ANYWHERE THERE ARE STREAMS OR CREEKS NEARBY.



--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 QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



--CALL TO ACTION-- STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY

FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO

SO SAFELY.



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