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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

744 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT...



* AT 742 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF MILL CREEK IN RANDOLPH COUNTY...AND OVER

  MUCH OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE

  SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE CASS SCENIC

  RAILROAD...MARLINTON...GREEN BANK...DURBIN AND SNOWSHOE.



--CALL TO ACTION-- A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS

IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD

TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY

FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY

AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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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