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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

927 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007



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BATH VA-

927 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR 

NORTH CENTRAL BATH COUNTY...



4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN EXTREME SOUTHERN HIGHLAND COUNTY AND 

ADJACENT SECTIONS OF BATH COUNTY BETWEEN 4:00PM AND 8:00PM. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL FLOW DOWN BACK CREEK. ROUTE 600 NORTH 

OF THE RESERVOIR IS EXPECTED TO FLOOD DUE TO BACK CREEK COMING OUT 

OF ITS BANKS.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BURNSVILLE. 



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 3816 7992 3809 7971 3821 7963 3827 7979



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