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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

440 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TUCKER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 745 PM EDT



* AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY      

  HEAVY AND PERSISTENT RAINFALL ALONG AN AXIS FROM RED CREEK TO      

  CANAAN HEIGHTS...ESPECIALL ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE BLACKWATER  

  RIVER. PARTS OF STATE HIGHWAY 32 MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO      

  FLOODING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THIS AREA 

  THROUGH AT LEAST 530 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXCEED TWO INCHES   

  LOCALLY.





<<CALL TO ACTION>>DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

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