Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
657 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Grant County in eastern West Virginia...
  Northeastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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...Radar.

  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...
  Rough Run...                       Upper Tract...
  Brushy Run...                      Landes...
  Deer Run...                        Dorcas...

This includes the following Flood Prone Roads...
Highway 9 at North Mill Creek and US 220 along North Mill Creek.

While the heaviest rain is falling in Pendleton County, high water
may flow northward along North Mill Creek and South Mill Creek into
Grant County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 7916 3896 7910 3888 7912 3883 7915
      3882 7913 3881 7913 3879 7909 3870 7917
      3873 7929 3879 7930 3885 7924 3890 7921

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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