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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

251 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 400 

PM...



AS OF 2:45 PM THE RADAR AT CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA INDICATED THAT 3 

TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHWEST ATHENS COUNTY WITHIN 

ABOUT 2 HOURS.  IN PARTICULAR...THE REGION FROM ALBANY TO ATHENS TO 

MINERAL HAS RECEIVED THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN.



PERSONS MUST STAY AWAY FROM CREEKS AND STREAMS.  DO NOT GET NEAR 

BANKS AS THE WET GROUND MAY GAVE WAY.



MOTORISTS DRIVING THRU THE REGION MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH 

WATER OVER THE ROAD.  HIDDEN WASH OUTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 

CONDITIONS. 

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