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000 

WGUS51 KLWX 110639

FFWLWX

WVC071-111030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

237 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 630 AM EDT.



* AT 237 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER    

  MUCH OF PENDLETON COUNTY...NEARLY STATIONARY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL  

  OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS HAS LEFT SOIL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY            

  SATURATED.  RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN HAS    

  FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

  630 AM EDT. WITH SATURATED GROUND...THIS IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE    

  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE FRANKLIN AND UPPER TRACT.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES CARRIED AWAY BY RISING

WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM DRAINS AS THEY CAN BECOME

DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 3861 7962 3843 7932 3879 7907 3885 7921

          3894 7938



$$

MANNING

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000 

WGUS51 KLWX 110639

FFWLWX

WVC071-111030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

237 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 630 AM EDT.



* AT 237 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER    

  MUCH OF PENDLETON COUNTY...NEARLY STATIONARY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL  

  OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS HAS LEFT SOIL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY            

  SATURATED.  RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN HAS    

  FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

  630 AM EDT. WITH SATURATED GROUND...THIS IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE    

  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE FRANKLIN AND UPPER TRACT.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES CARRIED AWAY BY RISING

WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM DRAINS AS THEY CAN BECOME

DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 3861 7962 3843 7932 3879 7907 3885 7921

          3894 7938



$$

MANNING

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