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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

440 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



WVC085-052145-

RITCHIE WV-

440 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR

RITCHIE COUNTY...



AT 437 PM EDT...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF RITCHIE 

COUNTY...SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS 

OF THE COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN AND THE CURRENT 

LIGHTER RAIN WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ISAAC 

FORK...CHEVAUX DE FRISE RUN...SMITH RUN...AND THE COMMUNITY OF  

WASHBURN. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 24 BETWEEN WASHBURN AND PULLMAN.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3914 8132 3903 8112 3910 8080 3925 8089



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