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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1119 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006



VAC023-310715-

BOTETOURT VA-

1119 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR

WESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY...



AT 1118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL GAGES HAVE 

REPORTED JUST OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8:00 PM AT ORISKANY. 



CRAIG CREEK WILL FLOOD ALONG ROUTE 615...CRAIG CREEK ROAD...JUST 

WEST OF ORISKANY...AND NEAR THE TOWN OF SILENT DELL. FURTHER 

DOWNSTREAM...ROUTE 615 WILL LIKELY FLOOD FROM ROARING RUN TO THE 

JAMES RIVER. ROUTE 685...BALL PARK ROAD...AND ROUTE 683 NEAR ROUTE 

220 ARE ALSO LIKELY TO FLOOD. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3764 8004 3754 7996 3770 7981 3774 7989



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