Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued September 4 at 5:17PM EDT expiring September 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

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Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Charleston WV
Issued: 2014-09-08T14:08:05-04:00
Expires: 2014-09-08T15:08:05-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 8:15 PM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA…
NORTH CENTRAL RALEIGH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA…

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 511 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM REPETITIVE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* THESE STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.
Instruction: YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE…OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG…NWSRLX.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE…800-401-9535…WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Raleigh; Fayette

Message Identifier: chan_lai2014881485
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – IPAWS Test