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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1149 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

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CABELL WV-
1149 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON...

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1147 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A  
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE HUNTINGTON  
  AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER PROBLEMS WITH THE AREA VIADUCTS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS
AROUND HUNTINGTON. THE HIGHEST THREAT AREAS FOR FLOODING ARE THE
RAILROAD VIADUCTS AT 1ST...8TH...10TH...16TH AND 20TH STREETS. IN
ADDITION...THE RAILROAD VIADUCT AT 14TH STREET WEST MAY FLOOD.
FLOODING MAY ALSO BE OCCURRING ALONG 5TH AVENUE BETWEEN 24TH AND 25TH
STREETS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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LAT...LON 3841 8250 3845 8228 3837 8231 3835 8240

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