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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

525 AM EST WED MAR 20 2002



...THE FLOOD WARNING VALID FOR THE AREAS OF GREENUP...CARTER...BOYD 

AND LAWRENCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 930 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING.



RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA AND 

OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE 

NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE ALREADY SPILLED OVER 

THEIR BANKS AND CAUSED FLOODING PROBLEMS.  ONE TO TWO INCHES OF 

ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WHICH 

WILL AGGREVATE ONGOING FLOODING. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING

INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

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