

000 

WGUS51 KRLX 131550

FFWRLX

WVC017-033-073-085-095-131800-

/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071213T1800Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1048 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  HARRISON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  TYLER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 100 PM EST



* AT 1043 AM EST...THE PUBLIC AND COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.

  MARYS...SISTERSVILLE...SHINNSTON...PADEN CITY...MIDDLEBOURNE...  

LUMBERPORT...ENTERPRISE...BELMONT...BRIDGEPORT...ELLENBORO AND 

PENNSBORO.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING 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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

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



LAT...LON 3958 8090 3960 8085 3950 8074 3944 8055

      3947 8048 3942 8025 3923 8017 3910 8025

      3917 8059 3909 8071 3911 8081 3901 8107

      3905 8113 3904 8125 3916 8132 3927 8125

      3934 8137 3940 8122 3961 8094

TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 180DEG 0KT 3933 8074



$$



21

