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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1146 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005



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WATAUGA NC-

1146 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM EST FOR WATAUGA

COUNTY...



AT 1140 PM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND A TRAINED 

SPOTTER REPORTED FLASH FLOODING CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA...AND MAINLY IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF BOONE.



LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT KRAUT CREEK AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE 

NEW RIVER ARE FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS IN THE TOWN OF BOONE ARE 

CLOSED AND THE CITY POLICE ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS NOT TO VENTURE 

OUT TONIGHT. LOCAL RAIN GAUGES SHOW THAT OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN 

HAD FALLEN IN THE BOONE AREA FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUGAR 

GROVE...SILVERSTONE...SANDS AND MEAT CAMP.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

STREETS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS 

AND LOW-LYING SPOTS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3613 8179 3612 8154 3622 8149 3628 8159

      3634 8168 3630 8177 3631 8184 3624 8187



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