FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 842 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRAFTON... * UNTIL 1145 PM EDT * AT 833 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN...1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR...FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRIDGEPORT...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARKSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MEADLAND...ROSEMONT...MCGEE...FLEMINGTON...TYGART LAKE STATE PARK...KNOTTSVILLE AND THORNTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LAUREL RUN...THOMAS FORK...WEST FORK RIVER...MUDLICK RUN...SMITH RUN...BEARDS RUN...BARNETT RUN AND SIMPSON CREEK. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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. 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. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. &&
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:21:18 +0000
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