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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
728 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

WVZ008-016>019-192350-
CALHOUN WV-JACKSON WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-WIRT WV-
728 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SMALL CONCENTRATED DOWNPOURS MOVING THROUGH JACKSON...ROANE...AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES...TOWARD WIRT AND CALHOUN COUNTIES...

THE HEAVIEST RAINS AT 715 PM...ALONG REEDY CREEK IN NORTHERN ROANE
COUNTY...PLUS ALONG THE LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER IN SOUTHERN WIRT COUNTY
NEAR SANOMA AND BURNING SPRINGS.

THESE WERE MOVING NORTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH WIRT COUNTY AND
SHOULD START AFFECTING PORTIONS OF RITCHIE COUNTY BEFORE 8 PM.

IN THOSE CONCENTRATED DOWNPOURS...A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN
15 TO 30 MINUTES MINUTES EARLY THIS EVENING.

SLOW DOWN IN YOU ENCOUNTER HEAVY RAIN WHILE ON THE ROAD.

RUNOFF WOULD COLLECT IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...RUN OFF
HILLSIDES...AND POND ON ROADS FOR A BRIEF TIME. THE RUNOFF COULD
ALSO QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES. WATER FROM FULL DITCH LINES
COULD FLOW ACROSS ROADS...CAUSING DEBRIS TO BE LEFT ON THE ROAD.

SMALL HAIL MAY FALL FROM THE STRONGEST CELLS FOR A FEW MINUTES.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD NOT LINGER OVER THE SAME SPOT FOR VERY
LONG. HOWEVER...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF REPETITIVE SHOWERS OVER THE SAME STREAM BASIN.

THE SHOWERS SHOULD BE DECREASING ACROSS ROANE COUNTY BY 8
O`CLOCK.

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

LAT...LON 3911 8082 3904 8092 3904 8095 3901 8100
      3901 8103 3897 8102 3856 8163 3875 8181
      3902 8167 3904 8161 3903 8158 3909 8150
      3915 8135 3923 8089

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