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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

106 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 400 PM EDT...



* AT 104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN ACROSS WESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE COALTON...DAILEY AND

  ELKINS.



WEATHER SERVICE RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN RANDOLPH 

COUNTY.  AREAS IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED ARE AROUND COALTON...PUMPKINTOWN 

AND MABIE.  STREAMS THAT FLOW INTO THE MIDDLE FORK RIVER WILL SHOW 

STRONG RISES AND ROARING CREEK NEAR MABIE WILL ALSO SHOW A STRONG 

RISE AND POSSIBLY FLOW OUT OF ITS BANKS.  THE AREA AROUND KUMBRABOW 

STATE PARK IS ALSO RECEIVING HEAVY RAINFALL AT THIS TIME. 





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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