Special Weather Statement

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

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BOONE WV-FAYETTE WV-KANAWHA WV-LOGAN WV-RALEIGH WV-WYOMING WV-
401 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH
LOGAN...RALEIGH...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES...WITH LOCAL DOWNPOURS.

AT 345 PM...THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS BETWEEN DRY CREEK AND BECKLEY IN
RALEIGH COUNTY...AND IN THE MAN...MALLORY...AMHERSTDALE VICINITY OF
EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY.

THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

OTHER SHOWERS COULD EASILY FORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

A HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. THIS WOULD
CAUSE POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY.  RUNOFF WOULD COLLECT IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND POND ON ROADS...PLUS QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE
DITCHES.

SLOW DOWN...IF YOU ENCOUNTER ONE OF THESE HEAVIER SHOWERS ON THE
ROAD.  PORTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE MAY BE BRIEFLY
AFFECTED.

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 3772 8197 3815 8159 3830 8126 3824 8119
      3823 8113 3820 8107 3821 8106 3797 8078
      3794 8080 3789 8077 3786 8082 3782 8092
      3778 8090 3770 8100 3769 8164

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