Flash Flood Warning 116, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

Dec 18, 1990, 2:36 PM EST (19:36 UTC)

Expired

Dec 18, 1990, 6:00 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Harrison County, WV, Marion County, WV, Monongalia 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
FLOOD WARNING FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
236 PM EST TUE DEC 18 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKINS HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN NORTH WEST VIRGINIA

   ...HARRISON COUNTY...MARION COUNTY...MONONGALIA COUNTY
   ...PRESTON COUNTY

MANY OF THE SMALLER CREEKS ARE REPORTED RECEDING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA, HOWEVER THE LARGER STREAMS ARE NOW IN FLOOD OR CLOSE TO IT.

IN MARION COUNTY FLOODING IS REPORTED ALONG BUFFALO CREEK IN THE
MANNINGTON AREA AND ALONG TEVEBAUGH CREEK IN THE FOUR STATE AREA. A 
MUD SLIDE IS REPORTED ALONG ROUTE 250 NEAR FARMINGTON.

IN MONONGALIA COUNTY DUNKARDS CREEK IS STILL RISING AND IS 2 FEET 
FROM A HIGHWAY BRIDGE IN THE CORE AREA.

IN HARRISON COUNTY TEN MILE CREEK IS STILL RISING AND CLOSING ROADS.
MINOR FLOODING IS REPORTED IN THE REYNOLDSVILLE, MARSHVILLE AND 
SARDIS AREAS. PERSONS ALONG TEN MILE CREEK SHOULD BE ALERT TO RISING
WATER.

IN PRESTON COUNTY BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR BRUCETON IS RISING AND WILL
LIKELY OVERFLOW ITS BANKS. LITTLE SANDY NEAR FELLOWSVILLE IS RISING
AND IS NEARING THE FIRE STATION. FIELDS CREEK NEAR GLADSVILLE IS
REPORTED OVER THE ROAD.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG OR TRAVELLING NEAR THE MENTIONED STREAMS SHOULD
BE ALERT TO RISING WATER AND WATER COVERING THE HIGHWAYS. WEATHER
RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW RAIN MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IF RAINFALL RATES
INCREASE THEN THE SMALLER CREEKS WILL START RISING AGAIN.

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

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.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

END

GILKERSON

In the hours before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 18 1990

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...
UNTIL 0800 PM FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...ALL DAY FOR EASTERN
KENTUCKY...

AT 1030 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED LIGHT RAIN OCCURRING OVER
SOUTHERN OHIO...EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.  MANY SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE AT OR NEAR BANK FULL.  SOME PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

NUMEROUS SMALL ROADS ARE BLOCKED IN SOUTHERN OHIO...THEY INCLUDE
STATE ROUTE 554 IN GALLIA COUNTY...ROUTE 143 AND ROUTE 681 IN MEIGS
COUNTY...STATE ROUTE 73 IN SCIOTO COUNTY...AND STATE ROUTE 124 IN
IDAHO IN PIKE COUNTY.
RAIN HAS LET UP IN INTENSITY AND WILL PICK UP LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.  THIS ADDED TO THE ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND AND SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY FOR FLOODING.

EXTRA CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED WHILE DRIVING.  DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK
THROUGH AREAS COVERED BY WATER.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

HATFIELD/COSTELLO

WVZ03-KYZ006-OHZ09-182000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
115 PM EST TUE DEC 18 1990

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...
UNTIL 0800 PM FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...ALL DAY FOR EASTERN
KENTUCKY...

AT 100 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED LIGHT RAIN OCCURRING OVER
SOUTHERN OHIO...EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.  MOST SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE AT OR ABOVE BANKFUL.

NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS ARE BLOCKED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA...
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN OHIO.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTEME
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE AREA.

HOWEVER..THERE WERE ISOLATED HEAVIER SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO.
THIS ADDED TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND SWOLLEN CREEKS
WILL CONTINUE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLOODING.

HATFIELD/COSTELLO

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