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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

947 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT...



* HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF WEBSTER COUNTY...HOWEVER ANOTHER 

AREA OF SHOWERS WILL DRIFT OVER THE COUNTY THROUGH 1130 PM. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH. 

SEVERAL BRIDGES REMAIN CLOSED ALONG THE UPPER REACHES OF THE RIGHT 

FORK OF THE HOLLY RIVER IN THE SUGAR CREEK...JUMBO AND LAUREL FORK 

AREAS. A STRONG RISE WILL BE NOTED ALONG THE RIGHT FORK OF THE HOLLY 

RIVER FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF THIS EVENING.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE DIANA...JUMBO AND SUGAR 

CREEK.



--CALL TO ACTION-- 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.



--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.



--CALL TO ACTION-- STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY

FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.



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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