Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Charleston, WV

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV
1030 AM EDT MON AUG 21 1989

HEAVY RAINS HAVE POUNDED PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL FROM CENTRAL POCAHONTAS
COUNTY NORTH THROUGH WEBSTER...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND WESTERN TUCKER
COUNTIES.

THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY
...STONY CREEK...EXPIRED AT 1015 AM EDT. A TEMPORARY BRIDGE WAS
WASHED OUT ALONG STONY CREEK ON SECONDARY ROUTE 19. ROUTE 19 REMAINS
CLOSED. URBAN TYPE FLOODING PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER PARTS
OF CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY DUE TO CULVERTS UNABLE TO CARRY THE
WATER. ROUTE 219 SOUTH AT MINGO IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
PARTIALLY BLOCKED DUE TO WATER.

WEATHER RADAR AT 1015 AM INDICATES THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE AREAS FOR THE PRESENT TIME.
MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSI=BLE. IF YOU LIVE ALONG SMALL STREAMS...
A CLOSE WATCH ON STREAM LEVELS IS RECOMMENDED IF HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR
THE LATEST ON THE WEATHER.

END/PMG

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY, WV
125 PM EDT MON AUG 21 1989

AT 120 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL...WERE OVER FAYETTE AND NORTHERN GREENBRIER COUNTIES.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. WATER
WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVOID
FLOODED ROADWAYS AND WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER IN CREEKS AND
STREAMS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SHOULD ACTIVIATE THEIR RAINFALL NETWORKS AND REPORT
HEAVY RAINFALLS TO THEIR LOCAL COORDINATORS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAJA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
END/RJC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV
222 PM EDT MON AUG 21 1989

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AGAIN THREATENS SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND MUCH
OF POCAHONTAS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 215 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED LARGE PATCHES OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
MODERATE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
AND WESTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY EAST
AT 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

HEAVY RAINS POUNDED PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA EARLIER THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL FROM CENTRAL POCAHONTAS
COUNTY NORTH THROUGH WEBSTER...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND WESTERN TUCKER
COUNTIES. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND STREAMS RUNNING HIGH
IN THESE AREAS. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL REACT QUICKLY TO THE
ONSLAUGHT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS.

THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO ISSUE A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STONY CREEK
AREA IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY. SINCE HEAVY RAINS MOVED OUT OF POCAHONTAS
COUNTY THIS MORNING..THAT WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRED 1015 AM.
DURING THE FLOOD EVENT..A TEMPORARY BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT ALONG
STONY CREEK ON SECONDARY ROUTE 19 AND ROUTE 19 REMAINS CLOSED AT
THIS TIME. MOSTLY URBAN TYPE FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY DUE TO CULVERTS UNABLE TO CARRY
THE WATER. ROUTE 219 SOUTH AT MINGO IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY WAS
ALSO PARTIALLY BLOCKED DUE TO WATER.

IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR A SMALL STREAM OR CREEK OR IN AN AREA
SUBJECT TO RAPID FLOODING..KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON WATER LEVELS IN
YOUR AREA. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING ISSUED MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER FLOWING ACROSS
ROADWAYS.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TV OR RADIO
BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/FERRELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-ELKINS, WV
222 PM EDT MON AUG 21 1989

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AGAIN THREATENS SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND MUCH
OF POCAHONTAS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 215 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED LARGE PATCHES OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
MODERATE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
AND WESTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY EAST
AT 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

HEAVY RAINS POUNDED PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA EARLIER THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL FROM CENTRAL POCAHONTAS
COUNTY NORTH THROUGH WEBSTER...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND WESTERN TUCKER
COUNTIES. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND STREAMS RUNNING HIGH
IN THESE AREAS. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL REACT QUICKLY TO THE
ONSLAUGHT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS.

THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO ISSUE A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STONY CREEK
AREA IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY. SINCE HEAVY RAINS MOVED OUT OF POCAHONTAS
COUNTY THIS MORNING..THAT WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1015 AM.
DURING THE FLOOD EVENT..A TEMPORARY BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT ALONG
STONY CREEK ON SECONDARY ROUTE 19 AND ROUTE 19 REMAINS CLOSED AT
THIS TIME. MOSTLY URBAN TYPE FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY DUE TO CULVERTS UNABLE TO CARRY
THE WATER. ROUTE 219 SOUTH AT MINGO IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY WAS
ALSO PARTIALLY BLOCKED DUE TO WATER.

IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR A SMALL STREAM OR CREEK OR IN AN AREA
SUBJECT TO RAPID FLOODING..KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON WATER LEVELS IN
YOUR AREA. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING ISSUED MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER FLOWING ACROSS
ROADWAYS.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TV OR RADIO
BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/FERRELL