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Flood Advisory

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Greenbrier, WV; Summers, WV

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast West Virginia, including the following counties, Greenbrier and Summers.
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 808 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Laurel Creek, Hungard Creek, Fisher Creek, Greenbrier River, Big Clear Creek, Beech Run, Boggs Creek, Buggy Branch, Eagle Branch, Kitchen Creek, Big Creek, Beaver Creek, Boone Creek and Burdette Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hinton... Rainelle... Rupert... Quinwood... Sandstone... Lawn... Elton... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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