Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV

183 
WGUS71 KRLX 292218
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
518 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

OHC009-053-079-105-115-163-167-WVC013-035-053-087-292222-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATHENS OH-GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-MEIGS OH-MORGAN OH-VINTON OH-
WASHINGTON OH-MASON WV-JACKSON WV-CALHOUN WV-ROANE WV-
518 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WASHINGTON...
SOUTHERN VINTON...SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN...MEIGS...NORTHERN JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN GALLIA AND ATHENS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND
NORTHWESTERN ROANE...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHERN JACKSON AND
NORTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...

THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. HOWEVER...AREA CREEKS 
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SOME 
FLOODING OF LOW LYING SURROUNDING AREAS POSSIBLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING 
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND 
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3959 8098 3934 8130 3937 8149 3927 8157
      3928 8161 3919 8174 3906 8162 3891 8138
      3904 8115 3905 8101 3922 8100 3927 7985
      3930 7989 3943 7989 3946 7993 3939 8008
      3947 8047 3943 8055 3948 8071 3957 8082

$$

WVC001-017-033-073-085-091-095-105-107-292330-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PLEASANTS WV-HARRISON WV-DODDRIDGE WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-BARBOUR WV-
TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-
518 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
RITCHIE...TYLER...TAYLOR...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR...WOOD...
WIRT...NORTHERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHERN HARRISON AND PLEASANTS
COUNTIES...

AREA CREEKS CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE RAINS FROM THIS AFTERNOON. 
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FLOODING FROM CREEKS OUT OF THERE BANKS 
ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS GENERALLY MOVED OFF TO 
THE EAST...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP 
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE 
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS 
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 8098 3934 8130 3937 8149 3927 8157
      3928 8161 3919 8174 3906 8162 3891 8138
      3904 8115 3905 8101 3922 8100 3927 7985
      3930 7989 3943 7989 3946 7993 3939 8008
      3947 8047 3943 8055 3948 8071 3957 8082

$$

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019 
WGUS51 KRLX 292324
FFWRLX
WVC001-017-033-073-085-091-095-105-107-010230-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
624 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSBURG...
  PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARYS...
  RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HARRISVILLE...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRAFTON...
  TYLER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MIDDLEBOURNE...
  WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
  WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...

* UNTIL 930 PM EST

* AT 610 PM EST...AREA 911 CENTERS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CALLS OF 
FLOODING...WITH MANY SMALL CREEKS REPORTED OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ONE 
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...MOST OF WHICH OCCURRED THIS 
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO HALF AN 
INCH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THE LARGER CREEKS WILL RESPOND TO 
THE EARLIER RAINS AND MAY EXCEED THEIR BANKS THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SISTERSVILLE...SHINNSTON...LUMBERPORT...ENTERPRISE AND BOAZ

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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

&&

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3959 8098 3934 8130 3937 8149 3927 8157
      3928 8161 3919 8174 3906 8162 3891 8138
      3904 8115 3905 8101 3922 8100 3927 7985
      3930 7989 3943 7989 3946 7993 3939 8008
      3947 8047 3943 8055 3948 8071 3957 8082

$$

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896 
WGUS71 KRLX 010207
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
907 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

WVC105-107-010211-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
907 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WOOD AND WIRT
COUNTIES...

SMALL STREAMS ARE RECEDING AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS 
DIMINISHED. LARGER CREEKS...HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO 
THE EARLIER RAINS AND FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT SHOULD 
CONFIDENCE INCREASE IN WATER PROBLEMS BECOMING REALIZED.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3957 8082 3948 8071 3943 8055 3947 8047
      3942 8024 3940 8020 3939 8008 3946 7993
      3943 7989 3930 7989 3930 7994 3926 7997
      3925 8058 3935 8098 3942 8117 3959 8098

$$

WVC017-033-073-085-091-095-010230-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PLEASANTS WV-HARRISON WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-
907 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...TYLER...TAYLOR...NORTHERN DODDRIDGE...
NORTHERN HARRISON AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES...

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
SISTERSVILLE...SHINNSTON...MIDDLEBOURNE...LUMBERPORT...GRAFTON AND 
ENTERPRISE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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

TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3957 8082 3948 8071 3943 8055 3947 8047
      3942 8024 3940 8020 3939 8008 3946 7993
      3943 7989 3930 7989 3930 7994 3926 7997
      3925 8058 3935 8098 3942 8117 3959 8098

$$

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828 
WGUS71 KRLX 010228
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
928 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

WVC017-033-073-085-091-095-010234-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PLEASANTS WV-HARRISON WV-DODDRIDGE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-
928 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EST FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...TYLER...TAYLOR...NORTHERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHERN
HARRISON AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES...

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...AS SMALL 
CREEKS ARE RECEDING. THERE COULD STILL BE LOCALIZED AREAS OF HIGH 
WATER ALONG ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH LATE EVENING. LARGER 
CREEKS...HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO EARLIER RAINS. FLOOD 
WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT SHOULD CONFIDENCE INCREASE IN 
ADDITIONAL WATER PROBLEMS BECOMING REALIZED.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3957 8082 3948 8071 3943 8055 3947 8047
      3942 8024 3940 8020 3939 8008 3946 7993
      3943 7989 3930 7989 3930 7994 3926 7997
      3925 8058 3935 8098 3942 8117 3959 8098

$$

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