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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

815 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2007



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ASHE NC-

815 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR ASHE

COUNTY...



AT 811 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER 

THE INTENSITY OF THE STORMS HAD CONTINUED TO DIMINISH OVER THE PAST 

HOUR AS THE HEAVY RAIN MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST ASHE COUNTY. THIS TREND 

SHOULD ALSO ACT TO END ANY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE 

REGION AROUND 9:00 PM.



HOWEVER EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.



LAT...LON 3657 8145 3657 8135 3653 8135 3646 8129

      3631 8160 3635 8165 3646 8170 3654 8163

      3658 8151 3658 8146



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