

000 

WGUS71 KRNK 090802

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

400 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



VAC031-143-090845-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080509T0845Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

400 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES...



AT 359 AM EDT...RUN-OFF FROM OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO 

PRODUCE FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HURT...HODGES

AND ALTAVISTA



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 ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD

CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR

NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.



LAT...LON 3711 7905 3694 7942 3702 7947 3702 7946

      3703 7946 3722 7919

TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 180DEG 0KT 3702 7938



$$



RCS

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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 090802

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

400 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



VAC031-143-090845-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080509T0845Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

400 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES...



AT 359 AM EDT...RUN-OFF FROM OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO 

PRODUCE FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HURT...HODGES

AND ALTAVISTA



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 ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD

CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR

NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.



LAT...LON 3711 7905 3694 7942 3702 7947 3702 7946

      3703 7946 3722 7919

TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 180DEG 0KT 3702 7938



$$



RCS

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