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WGUS71 KRNK 101957

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

355 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007



VAC143-590-102200-

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CITY OF DANVILLE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

355 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE

CITY OF DANVILLE... SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...



AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT SHOWERS AND STORMS HAD ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA.

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS FLOODING...INCLUDING...LONG BRANCH AND 

APPLE BRANCH IN THE DANVILLE AREA.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

SWANSONVILLE...SANDY RIVER...KEELING...DRY FORK AND BLAIRS



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.



LAT...LON 3656 7970 3655 7922 3676 7917 3675 7966



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