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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

714 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007



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TAZEWELL VA-

714 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR

WESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...



AT 705 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 

ROAD CLOSURES IN THE RICHLAND AREA. CHRISTMAS TREE HILL IFLOWS GAGE 

REPORTED 3.60 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 500 PM AND 700 PM.



THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKEN AND ONLY LIGHT RAIN 

REMAINS. RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING IN 

THE AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JEWELL

RIDGE...GLEN BURKE AND BANDY



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 3701 8179 3705 8164 3723 8174 3714 8189



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