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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

118 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008



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ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-

118 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR

STOKES AND WESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 113 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED IN THE PAST 30 

MINUTES...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN STOKES COUNTY AS WELL AS EXTREME 

NORTHWEST ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BLACKSBURG.



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.



LAT...LON 3631 8030 3636 8034 3653 8026 3654 7998

      3630 8003

TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 180DEG 0KT 3649 8008



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