Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Charleston, WV

WVZ005-009-010-MDZ009-090730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
105 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
..THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND GRANT COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR
GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND...
...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...

AT 1245 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A 20 MILE WIDE LINE OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WESTERN MONONGALIA COUNTY IN WEST
VIRGINIA SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERN DODDRIDGE COUNTY THEN WESTWARD
THROUGH WIRT AND WOOD COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE EMBEDDED IN A LARGE AREA OF RAIN
AND SHOWERS WHICH EXTENDED NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTWARD OVER MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA..THROUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND INTO
GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

REMEMBER..A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE
TO THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 55 MPH..HAIL 3/4 INCH IN SIZE OR LARGER..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING..PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE
PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED..MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR FLOODING TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR
FURTHE^R STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/FERRELL

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
0210 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

TIME                EVENT...SATURDAY JUN 9 1990

110 AM EDT...MASON COUNTY WV...MASON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ELECTRIC
POWER POLE BLOWN ACROSS ROAD IN GALLIPOLIS FERRY.

115 AM EDT...MASON COUNTY WV...MASON POLICE REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN MASON CITY.

END/DCY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
219 AM EDT SAT JUN 09 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAIN AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES UNTIL 300 AM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY WEATHER RADAR OVER WESTERN HALF OF
BRAXTON COUNTY..NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST ROANE COUNTY AT 215
AM. THESE THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS..LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

END/ORCHANIAN

KYZ006-008-OHZ008-009-WVZ003-090800
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
250 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

AT 245 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL
MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND
POSSIBLY HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/YOUNG
DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND HAVE THEM FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL
3 AM EDT AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THIS MORNING.

END/YOUNG

WVZ005-008-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-091000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
350 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL..THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
GRANT COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN
MARYLAND EXPIRED AT 300 AM EDT...

AT 345 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
SHOWERS AND A FEW VERY THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF WESTERN
MARYLAND..SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON NORTHEASTWARD
TO GREENBANK THEN ON NORTHEAST TO MORGAN COUNTY IN THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY IN INTENSITY
AND SINCE THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED..THE TORNADO WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND
INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT.

PERSONS LIVING IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND..SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG
GUSTY WINDS..PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU LIVE ALONG OR NEAR A
SMALL STREAM OR CREEK OR IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO RAPID FLOODING..KEEP
A CLOSE WATCH OF WATER LEVELS IN YOUR AREA.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED..MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR FLOODING TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/FERRELL

WVZ005-008-009-010-011-MDZ008-009-091000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKINS WV
350 AM EDT SAT JUN 9 1990

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL..THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
GRANT COUNTY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND FOR GARRETT COUNTY OF WESTERN
MARYLAND EXPIRED AT 300 AM EDT...

AT 345 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
SHOWERS AND A FEW VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF WESTERN
MARYLAND..SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON NORTHEASTWARD
TO GREENBANK THEN ON NORTHEAST TO MORGAN COUNTY IN THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY IN INTENSITY
AND SINCE THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED..THE TORNADO WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND
INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT.

PERSONS LIVING IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND..SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG
GUSTY WINDS..PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
POSSIBLE HAIL IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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 THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS AND FLOODING IS OBSERVED..MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR FLOODING TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

END/FERRELL