Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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WGUS41 KLWX 071939
FLWLWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
239 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON AFFECTING MORGAN COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY...THIS IS HOW MOST
FLOOD DEATHS RESULT.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON FACEBOOK BY SEARCHING U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON.

&&

WVC065-080339-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FL.W.0027.131207T1939Z-131208T0544Z/
/GCPW2.1.ER.131207T1601Z.131207T1830Z.131207T2344Z.NO/
239 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 1 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT
  1 PM SATURDAY WAS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...KILGORE ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET
  ON FEB 1 2013.

&&

LAT...LON 3949 7842 3952 7840 3956 7836 3962 7832
      3960 7825 3953 7830 3946 7834
&&


RIVER        FLOOD    OBSERVED     2PM  8PM  2AM  8AM        CREST
LOCATION     STAGE  STG DAY TIME   SAT  SAT  SUN  SUN   STG DAY TIME

CACAPON RIVER
GREAT CACAPON 9.0 11.0 SAT 1 PM        8.9  5.7  5.2

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