

000 

WGUS71 KRLX 131752

FFSRLX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1244 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007



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

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

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

DODDRIDGE WV-HARRISON WV-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-

1244 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR

RITCHIE...TYLER...PLEASANTS...HARRISON AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES...



AT 1241 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA. 

LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND SHOULD 

END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 



EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...ONGOING FLOODING 

PROBLEMS WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE STREAMS RECEDE THIS AFTERNOON. A 

FLOOD ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3PM THIS AFTERNOON.



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

SISTERSVILLE...SHINNSTON...PADEN CITY...MIDDLEBOURNE...LUMBERPORT...

ENTERPRISE AND BELMONT



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE 

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. 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. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

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



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 1744Z 180DEG 0KT 3933 8074



$$



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000 

WGUS71 KRLX 131752

FFSRLX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1244 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007



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

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

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

DODDRIDGE WV-HARRISON WV-PLEASANTS WV-TYLER WV-RITCHIE WV-

1244 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR

RITCHIE...TYLER...PLEASANTS...HARRISON AND DODDRIDGE COUNTIES...



AT 1241 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA. 

LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND SHOULD 

END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 



EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...ONGOING FLOODING 

PROBLEMS WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE STREAMS RECEDE THIS AFTERNOON. A 

FLOOD ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3PM THIS AFTERNOON.



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

SISTERSVILLE...SHINNSTON...PADEN CITY...MIDDLEBOURNE...LUMBERPORT...

ENTERPRISE AND BELMONT



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE 

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. 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. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

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



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 1744Z 180DEG 0KT 3933 8074



$$



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