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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

126 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007



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ASHE NC-

126 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY...



AT 119 PM EDT...A PUBLIC REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE NOON NEAR 

THE TOWN OF CRUMPLER WAS RECEIVED. IN ADDITION...NWS DOPPLER RADAR 

HAS INDICATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NORTHEAST OF 

JEFFERSON WITHIN THE DOG AND NAKED CREEK BASINS. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED BUT RUNOFF FROM THE STORM WILL 

LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND POSSIBLY 

COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3644 8152 3638 8144 3648 8136 3651 8145



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