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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

750 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY

   UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...



RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 2 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR ALONG ROUTE 35 AT THE 

PUTNAM/MASON COUNTY LINE AND AROUND ROBERTSBURG. PERSONS ALONG 

STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. ROUTE 35 COULD 

BECOME COVERED WITH WATER. HEAVY RAIN COUNTIES IN THE AROUND 

FRAZIERS BOTTOM AS WELL. 



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.



--CALL TO ACTION-- BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER

TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH

FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE

FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER

BEGINS RISING.



--CALL TO ACTION-- STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



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