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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

705 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GARRETT COUNTY IN MARYLAND

  MONONGALIA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA

  PRESTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT



* AT 703 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE

  OF THUNDERSTORMS LADEN WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA.

  RAIN UP TO TWO INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS IN A

  SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE

  REGION FROM THE WEST.  



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CASSVILLE...GRANVILLE...  

MASONTOWN AND STAR CITY...BRUCETON MILLS AND FRIENDSVILLE. 



<<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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