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Grant County Emergency Management & 911
Saturday August 28th, 2021 :: 06:32 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 09:45PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

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

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Streby... Kline Gap... Maysville... Hopeville... This includes the following streams and drainages... Patterson Creek, Little Star Run, North Fork South Branch Potomac River, South Branch Potomac River, Broad Run, Jordan Run, Norman Run, Big Run, Redman Run, Saltblock Run, Moyer Run, Lunice Creek, Robinson Run, South Fork Lunice Creek, Big Star Run, Laurel Run, Middle Fork Patterson Creek and North Fork Patterson Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT, WV

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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