Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Charleston, WV

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
335PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE IN THE TRI-STATE AREA...

SHOWERS AND A FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AT THIS TIME. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE IN THE OHIO COUNTIES OF PIKE..
JACKSON AND SCIOTO..CABELL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND CARTER..ELLIOT
AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS HAVE SHOWN VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT DURING THE LAST HOUR.

WITH THIS SLOW MOVEMENT..SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THESE AREAS MAY
RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR BANKFULL AND SOME FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER
ON THE ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR FROM THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STgRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS.

FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

END/DG

KYZ006-OHZ008-OHZ009-WVZ003-102200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
435PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

...HEAVY DOWNPOURS CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA...

AT 425PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE STORMS WERE FROM LAWRENCE
COUNTY OHIO SOUTH THROUGH THE KENTUCKY COUNTIES OF GREENUP..CARTER AND
ELLIOT.  ANOTHER HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WAYNE
COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS SLOWLY TO THE EAST.

AT 415PM A SPOTTER IN EASTERN ELLIOT COUNTY KENTUCKY REPORTED 1/4 INCH
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. AN AUTOMATED RAINGAGE IN THIS AREA REPORTED 0.86
INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 330 AND 430PM.

WITH THIS SLOW MOVEMENT..SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THESE AREAS MAY
RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR BANKFULL AND SOME FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER
ON THE ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR FROM THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES..MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE PASSED. FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

END/DG

KYZ006-OHZ008-OHZ009-WVZ003-110000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
515 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE TRI STATE...

AT 515PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
FROM SOUTHERN GALLIA COUNTY OHIO SOUTHWEST THROUGH LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO
INTO BOYD AND CARTER COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. WITHIN THIS LINE THERE ARE
NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO
WEST VIRGINIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWA1YS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL IS ALSO A GOOD POSSIBILITY. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES.
END/JMH

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
535 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

AT 525 PM CHARLESTON WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN OHIO...EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

DUE TO VERY WEAK WINDS THESE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE
EAST. VERY HEAVY LOCALIZED RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS
ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS AND THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR HIGH WATER IF THE HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS FOR AN HOUR OR MORE.

THESE STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT INTENSE LIGHTING. PERSONS
SHOULD STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION DRIVING THROUGH THE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND HYDROPLANING MAY
RESULT IN A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND
TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS.

THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING BY 9PM.
BY MIDNIGHT MOST STORMS WILL HAVE DISSIPATED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLASH FLOODING PLEASE CALL
YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DGHk

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
555 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 555PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE TRI STATE. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN MASON AND CABELL COUNTIES OF WEST
VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH.

THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL IS ALSO A GOOD POSSIBILITY. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES. ALSO BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING
APPEARS IMMINENT AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.

END/JMH

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BECKLEY WV
610 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 1990

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 600 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT BECKLEY SHOWED
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AND DISSIPATING OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER EASTERN SUMMERS COUNTY BETWEEN
HINTON AND ALDERSON...WESTERN RALEIGH COUNTY 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BECKLEY...AND OVER SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY JUST EAST OF MOUNT HOPE.

THE STORMS ARE DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY NORTHWEST.

VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

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

END/WJM