

000 

WGUS71 KRNK 090804

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

404 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



NCC033-157-091100-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080509T1100Z/

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

ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-

404 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN CASWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 403 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

LAWSONVILLE...BETHEL...YANCEYVILLE...WENTWORTH...TOPNOT...RUFFIN...

REIDSVILLE...QUICK...OREGON HILL...MONROETON...MAYFIELD...JERICHO...

HIGHTOWERS...HARRISONS CROSSROADS...CAMP SPRINGS...BETHANY AND BAYNES



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 3624 7931 3625 8002 3626 8002 3653 7956

      3638 7922

TIME...MOT...LOC 0804Z 180DEG 0KT 3624 7954



$$



RCS

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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 090804

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

404 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



NCC033-157-091100-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080509T1100Z/

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

ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-

404 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN CASWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 403 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

LAWSONVILLE...BETHEL...YANCEYVILLE...WENTWORTH...TOPNOT...RUFFIN...

REIDSVILLE...QUICK...OREGON HILL...MONROETON...MAYFIELD...JERICHO...

HIGHTOWERS...HARRISONS CROSSROADS...CAMP SPRINGS...BETHANY AND BAYNES



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 3624 7931 3625 8002 3626 8002 3653 7956

      3638 7922

TIME...MOT...LOC 0804Z 180DEG 0KT 3624 7954



$$



RCS

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