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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

632 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



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GREENBRIER WV-SUMMERS WV-

632 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



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

NORTHEASTERN SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES...



AT 627 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS...HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA...BUT 

RUNOFF OF EARLIER RAINFALL WILL STILL CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WILLIAMSBURG...TROUT...RUPERT...RORER...RENICK...MEADOW BLUFF...

MAXWELTON...LEWISBURG AIRPORT...LEONARD...FRANKFORD...FALLING 

SPRING...DUO...ANJEAN AND ALVON. STREAMS WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE 

IMPACTED INCLUDE MILL CREEK NEAR ASBURY.



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 3815 8036 3812 8036 3808 8031 3791 8019

      3769 8088 3775 8092 3777 8090 3782 8094

      3784 8092 3787 8076 3794 8081 3825 8043

TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 180DEG 0KT 3785 8075



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