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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

830 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WIRT COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM 

EDT...



AT 826 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...AWAY FROM THE HARDEST 

HIT AREAS OF WIRT COUNTY.  DOWNPOURS CONTINUE ACROSS ZACKVILLE AND 

PEEWEE.



WIRT COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT NEWARK ROAD AND ROUTE 14 HAVE BEEN 

CLOSED.  OTHER ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED AS WELL.



SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...ELIZABETH...PALESTINE...

PEEWEE AND MORRISTOWN.



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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