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WGUS71 KRLX 161911

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WVZ037-162115-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

308 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NICHOLAS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THE FLOOD 

WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM...



THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SUBSIDED AND THE WATER IS MOVING DOWN THE 

CHERRY RIVER.  CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RECEDING AND THE CHERRY RIVER 

WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. 



CAMPERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND NOT GET TOO CLOSE TO 

STREAMS AND CREEKS.  THE WET GROUND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS 

WITH THE THREAT OF BANK SIDES SLIDING INTO THE WATER.  MOTORISTS 

SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS MUD SLIDES WILL BE 

COMMON AND PORTIONS OF ROAD WAYS MAY BE WASHED OUT.  DO NOT TRY TO 

DRIVE THROUGH WATER.  HIDDEN WASH OUTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 

CONDITIONS.



WHILE THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING...A 

WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.  THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN 

COULD REDEVELOP AT ANY TIME.  WITH THE GROUND SOAKED AND STREAMS 

HIGH...EVEN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE PROBLEMS 

AGAIN.

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