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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

607 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007



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607 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR

NORTHERN ASHE COUNTY...



AT 540 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. SOME STREAMS WERE OUT OF THEIR BANKS 

FROM LANSING NORTHWARD TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER...AND ONE PERSON WAS BEING 

EVACUATED FROM HER HOME IN THE LANSING AREA DUE TO A FOOT OF WATER 

SURROUNDING THE HOUSE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

LANSING...NELLA AND GRASSY CREEK.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



THIS IS THE TEXT OF A CALL TO ACTION FOR BOTH EXPIRATIONS AND



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.



LAT...LON 3641 8163 3642 8136 3657 8139 3657 8161



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