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WGUS71 KRLX 040319

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WVC087-041000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1117 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2003



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ROANE COUNTY...HAVE RESULTED 

IN NEARLY TWO INCHES RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS IN A 

WEST TO EAST LINE NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF SPENCER AND ROUTE 33.



MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 

COUPLE OF DAYS.  THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEAKENING AND 

MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY AS OF 11 PM.



--- CALL TO ACTION --- BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS

OR UPDATES.



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