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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

252 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



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TAYLOR WV-

255 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR

TAYLOR COUNTY...



AT 251 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER 

PROBLEMS CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN 

TAYLOR COUNTY.



ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 

ACROSS THE COUNTY...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ACT TO 

MAINTAIN OR EVEN INCREASE THE WATER PROBLEMS.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAFTON



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3944 7993 3927 7997 3925 7999 3923 8005

      3923 8016 3928 8020 3939 8021 3941 8010

      3939 8009 3939 8007 3942 8002

TIME...MOT...LOC 0652Z 180DEG 0KT 3932 8010



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