

000 

WGUS71 KRNK 052153

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

548 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



VAC121-052300-

MONTGOMERY VA-

548 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR

NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...



AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED 

EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVIER RAINFALL 

MAY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG THE RIDGES INTO THIS EVENING.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3734 8027 3728 8024 3714 8041 3716 8052

      3719 8055 3720 8050 3722 8053 3721 8058

      3722 8061 3724 8060 3726 8052 3736 8034



$$



JH

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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 052153

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

548 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



VAC121-052300-

MONTGOMERY VA-

548 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR

NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...



AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED 

EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVIER RAINFALL 

MAY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG THE RIDGES INTO THIS EVENING.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3734 8027 3728 8024 3714 8041 3716 8052

      3719 8055 3720 8050 3722 8053 3721 8058

      3722 8061 3724 8060 3726 8052 3736 8034



$$



JH

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