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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

810 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...



* AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY   

RAIN MOVING BACK OVER WEBSTER COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HOLLY RIVER 

STATE PARK AREA. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE JUMBO AND 

SUGAR CREEK AREAS.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK

  AND WEBSTER SPRINGS.



--CALL TO ACTION-- A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS

IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD

TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY

FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY

AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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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