Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Charleston, WV

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
5:45 PM EDT MON JUN 19 1989

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. AT 5:40 PM EDT
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WAS WEST OF MCHENRY MARYLAND.

THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST..AND WILL CONTINUE
HEAVY RAINFALLS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THE CONTINUED HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME SMALL STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY OUT OF THEIR              BANKBANKS.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTING..AND
THEY MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND ARE URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE
WATCH ON CREEKS AND STREAMS..AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.

END/HILL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
552 PM EDT MON JUN 19 1989

DO NOT USE RADAR SUMMARY  AFTER 7 PM..

AT 540 PM EDT..CHARLESTON WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM
WITH HAIL AND EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN
WEST VIRGINIA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
STORM AS IT MOVE NORTH THROUGH EASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH BRAXTON
COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

ELSEWHERE SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
8:30 PM EDT MON JUN 19 1989

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND NEAR MT.
SAVAGE IN NORTHEAST GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. MODERATE
SHOWERS WERE ALSO OVER SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA IN
THE HEADWATERS OF WILLS CREEK.

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE SHOWERS ARE OF MODERATE INTENSITY...DUE TO THE
SLOW MOVEMENT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO RISE
OUT OF THEIR BANKS RATHER QUICKLY.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTING..AND
THEY MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

PERSONS LIVING IN NORTHWEST NORTH CENTRAL..AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OF WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES IN MARYLAND ARE
URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING..AND
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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BULLETIN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY, WV
915 PM EDT MON JUN 19 1989

...HEAVY RAINS MOVING INTO MINGO COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 905 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED AN AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MINGO COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE AREA
OF PRECIPITATION WAS SPREADING NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
AS THEY MOVE NORTH THROUGH MINGO COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.

THIS AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL DURING THE
PAST WEEK AND THE GROUND IS SATURATED. THEREFORE...THE HEAVY RAINS
PRODUCED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO
RISE RAPIDLY TO BANKFULL.

IF YOU LIVE IN MINGO COUNTY...YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON
CREEKS AND STREAMS THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IF FLOO6DING BEGINS.

REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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