Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

Sep 15, 1989, 10:41 PM EDT (02:41 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 1989, 1:45 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Lincoln County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1041 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 1989

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES

   IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF WEST VIRGINIA
      PUTNAM...LINCOLN

AT 10:30 PM...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH INTO
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.  THIS RAIN WILL ALSO AFFECT PUTNAM
COUNTY.  MANY STREAM BASINS IN LINCOLN AND PUTNAM COUNTIES
RECEIVED HEAVY SHOWERS EARLIER FRIDAY EVENING.  AN AUTOMATIC
RAIN GAUGE IN NORTHEAST PUTNAM COUNTY...NORTH OF PARADISE...
OBSERVED OVER 2 INCHES FROM 7 TO 10 PM.
THIS ADDITIONAL SHOT OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOOD WATERS.  IF FLASHh FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

BATTY

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA
915 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 1989

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST
KENTUCKY...

AT 900 PM EDT RAIN IS DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT OVER THE IMMEDIATE
HUNTINGTON TRI STATE AREA AND BECOMING MIXED WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE.
HOWEVER...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT.

REPORTS FROM RADIO RAINGAGES (IFLOWS) IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WESTERN
WEST VIRGINIA INDICATE THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MIDDAY HAVE BEEN
GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH...ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW IN
EXCESS OF THAT FIGURE.  PUTNAM AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
ARE INDICATED TO HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1.25 AND 1.50 INCHES SINCE MID
DAY.

THE STEADY RAINS OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE SATURATED THE
GROUND IN MOST AREAS.  WITH THIS IN MIND...ANY SUDDEN DOWNPOUR WHICH
MIGHT ACCOMPANY A THUNDERSTORM COULD BRING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS
OUT OF THEIR BANKS VERY QUICKLY.  ANYONE LIVING IN LOW-LYING FLOOD
PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE ONSET OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THE
NIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF CREEKS BEGIN TO SPILL
OVER.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO
OR TELEVISION STATION FOR ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS VERY WET
SITUATION.

PLYBON

Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989

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