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WVC083-092000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

245 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM 

EDT...



AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEVERLY...OR 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

ELKINS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.



SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE 

BEVERLY...DAILEY...ELKINS...MILL CREEK...AND COALTON.  



MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY 

AND THE THREAT FOR STREAMS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS STILL EXISTS.  

THE HARDEST HIT AREAS INCLUDE COALTON...BOWDEN...MABIE...AND 

LOCATIONS JUST NORTH OF KUMBRABOW STATE FOREST.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF WATER OVER ROADS AND NEVER DRIVE 

ACROSS A ROAD COVERED BY WATER.  KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM SWOLLEN 

STREAMS. 



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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