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WGUS71 KPBZ 062004
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
404 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

WVC049-103-062230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240506T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion WV-Wetzel WV-
404 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION AND CENTRAL WETZEL COUNTIES...

At 404 PM EDT, rain gauge reports near Mannington indicated
thunderstorms had produced heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Gauges reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Mannington, Pine Grove, Jacksonburg, Farmington, Smithfield,
  Curtisville, Folsom, Big Run, Grangeville, Metz, Rachel, Carolina,
  Idamay and Reader.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3944 8060 3947 8065 3956 8074 3962 8068
      3963 8052 3957 8027 3948 8023 3945 8040
      3947 8049 3946 8049 3946 8051 3943 8052
      3943 8058 3945 8058

FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED

$$

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