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WGUS71 KRLX 191338

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

917 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005



WVC059-191545-

MINGO WV-

917 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR MINGO 

COUNTY...



ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS STOPPED IN MANY AREAS...RAINFALL EARLIER WAS HEAVY 

ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING. IN PAST 26 HOURS ENDING AT 9 

AM THIS MORNING...5.65 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN WILLIAMSON. 

RADAR INDICATES AREAS AROUND WILLIAMSON HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR 

AMOUNTS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ALONG 

BUFFALO CREEK...AND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH 

FORK...SUGARTREE 

CREEK...WILLIAMSON CREEK...AND SYCAMORE CREEK...INCLUDING THE 

COMMUNITIES OF CINDERELLA AND GOODMAN. 



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE POSSIBLE ON 

HIGHWAY 14...AND HIGHWAY 52 FROM CINDERELLA TO THE TUG FORK. 



OTHER AREAS THAT MAY RECEIVE FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

PIE...HINCH...RED JACKET... AND DELBARTON.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3747 8231 3752 8194 3757 8184 3786 8242



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