FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED FOR REGION - Streams Out Of Banks, Little Kanawha Rising

(02/23/2003)

WATCH FOR RISING STREAMS AND FLASH FLOODING By Bob Weaver 1 AM SUNDAY - Thunderstorms and rain is sweeping across the region tonight, likely dropping enough rainfall to cause flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Calhoun and all surrounding counties until 6 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service said 1/4" of rain would put local streams out of their banks. Some creeks were out of banks ay this hour. The NSW said the LK River will crest below flood stage during Sunday morning. The Grantsville VFD and Calhoun EMS are on alert after a laboring week dealing with the ice storm, power and telephone outages. The Arnoldsburg and Upper West Fork VFD's are on standby. The Little Kanawha is about at flood stage at Glenville, and is rising and has closed north side of Grantsville and Rt. 7 (Russett Road). Water is across Rt. 5 at Cain's Riffle. Rt. 16 south near Chloe is closed at this hour. Calhoun EMS has already removed a patient from a residence at Cabot Station. A truck washed into a swollen creek near Burning Springs at 8:30 p.m. Water is rising in Roane County, Spencer's Alvord section and the Town of Reedy. The Grantsville VFD answered an electric pole fire on Pine Creek at 12:30 p.m. today at the Bill Finkenbinder residence. The Arnoldsburg VFD answered an electric pole fire near the Burl Nichols residence on Mount Zion Ridge at 6:10 p.m. EDITORS NOTE: Electric service is still out at the Village of Hur and many back area sections of the county. We are attempting to operate on a generator.

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