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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

515 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING...THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR DICKENSON COUNTY...

HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5:15 AM.



THE HEAVY RAINS FELL BETWEEN 2:45 AM AND 4 OCLOCK...PROMPTING

THE WARNING.  THE HARDEST HIT REGION WAS AROUND CLINTWOOD...GEORGES 

FORK...AND DARWIN.  THIS INCLUDES SUCH SMALL STREAMS AS LICK 

FORK...LONG FORK...AND GEORGES FORK.  THE COOPERATIVE WEATHER 

OBSERVER NEAR CLINTWOOD...MEASURED AROUND 2 AND THREE QUARTER INCHES 

OF RAIN. 



THE DICKENSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER GOT INTO A FEW BUSINESSES

IN CLINTWOOD.  FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG ROUTE 72.  COUNTY 

OFFICIALS WERE STILL SURVEYING THE REGION...BUT REPORTED THE WATER 

WAS RECEDING.



NO MORE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.



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LAT...LON 3717 8255 3706 8249 3702 8248 3702 8243

          3706 8234 3712 8235 3720 8243



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