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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

738 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005



NCC189-200045-

WATAUGA NC-

738 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR WATAUGA

COUNTY...



AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF PERSISTENT RAIN NEAR BEECH MOUNTAIN IN NORTHWEST 

NORTH CAROLINA.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST WATAUGA COUNTY NEAR BEECH MOUNTAIN.  

A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED THAT 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN JUST 

NORTH OF BANNER ELK.  AT 7:25 PM...THERE WAS A REPORT THAT LAUREL 

AND BEECH CREEKS WERE RISING RAPIDLY. 



LAUREL CREEK...BEECH CREEK...AND POND CREEK HAVE RECEIVED THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL SO FAR. IF RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN THIS AREA 

FLOODING IS LIKELY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADWAYS AND LOW-LYING AREAS.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.





LAT...LON 3629 8192 3620 8188 3612 8179 3613 8161

      3626 8162 3631 8169 3632 8178



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