Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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832 WGUS41 KLWX 180949 FLWLWX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 549 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 WVC057-181400- /O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0037.240518T0949Z-240518T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mineral WV- 549 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of eastern West Virginia, including the following county, Mineral. * WHEN...Until 1000 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 549 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Keyser... Fort Ashby... Elk Garden... Kitzmiller... Mccoole... New Creek... Ridgeville... Reeses Mill... Headsville... Sulphur City... Emoryville... - This includes the following Flood Prone Roads... Headsville Road along Staggs Run and Patterson Creek Road along Patterson Creek. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3948 7894 3949 7892 3953 7887 3952 7878 3946 7879 3939 7884 3934 7898 3933 7918 3939 7919 3940 7918 3939 7916 3940 7917 3941 7914 3942 7914 3942 7913 3943 7912 3946 7900 3944 7896 3946 7896 3947 7894 $$ DHOF