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WWUS81 KRLX 180002
SPSRLX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
802 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
WVZ007-014-180030-
MASON WV-PUTNAM WV-
802 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PUTNAM
AND SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTIES...
AT 757 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF WINFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM
THIS THUNDERSTORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BUFFALO AROUND 815 PM AND GRIMMS
LANDING AROUND 830 PM.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
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 3876 8200 3872 8181 3868 8177 3868 8174
3863 8170 3861 8171 3860 8173 3860 8174
3858 8176 3855 8175 3844 8181 3851 8209
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