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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
215 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

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WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
215 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT MONDAY
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WIRT AND SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES...

AT 205 AM EDT...FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED IN THE MINERAL
WELLS AREA. WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NOW REPORTS THAT
APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 80 HOMES HAVE FLOODED TO SOME EXTENT. THE SMALL
MAY STILL BE ON THE RISE FROM RUNOFF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

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LAT...LON 3910 8148 3916 8161 3923 8147 3915 8133

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