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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

916 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED FOR MASON...JACKSON...WIRT...WOOD... 

PLEASANTS...TYLER...RITCHIE...DODDRIDGE...HARRISON...AND TAYLOR 

COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.



THE LEADING BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE 

MIDDLEBOURNE...SAINT MARYS...AND PARKERSBURG VICINITY BETWEEN 8 AND 

9 OCLOCK...AND WILL REACH A RIPLEY TO CLARKSBURG LINE...AROUND 10 

OCLOCK.



THE LEADING RAINS COULD EASILY CONTAIN A DOWNPOUR...WITH A HALF INCH 

OF RAIN FALLING IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.  THIS WOULD CAUSE PONDING 

OF WATER IN THE USUAL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND ON ROADS.



SOME GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO OCCUR AHEAD OF...OR WITH...THE INITIAL 

STORMS.



MORE SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW...FOR THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. SEVERAL SHOWERS 

WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.  OVER 2 INCHES 

OF RAIN WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS ALONG STREAM BASINS 

THAT GOT SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING. RAINS OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES...WOULD 

LIKELY BE NEEDED...TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...IN AREAS THAT DID 

NOT RECEIVE RAIN ON TUESDAY.



REMEMBER....A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS 

IS POSSIBLE.  IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE CREEK...KEEP AN EYE ON 

THE WATER LEVELS...PERIODICALLY DURING THE NIGHT.  HAVE A PLAN OF

ACTION AHEAD OF TIME.  OVERNIGHT MOTORISTS...BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHEN 

APPROACHING STREAM CROSSINGS.  



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