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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

351 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRES AT 4 PM BUT THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 

IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY...



THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SUBSIDED FOR THE TIME BEING OVER SOUTHWEST 

ATHENS COUNTY.  THE STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE CRESTED AND WILL 

GRADUALLY FALL THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

HAS FALLEN OVER AND NEAR LAKE SNOWDEN.  MARION JOHNSON ROAD IN 

ALBANY AS WELL AS 681 AND COUNTY ROUTE 10 IS EXPERIENCING FLOODING.



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 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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