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WGUS71 KRNK 230510

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

106 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008



VAC143-231045-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080623T1045Z/

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

PITTSYLVANIA VA-

106 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...



AT 104 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE STILL PRODUCING HEAVY 

RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HURT TO 

CALLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GRETNA...CLIMAX AND CHALK LEVEL. HEAVY RAIN FROM RUNOFF IN FRANKLIN 

COUNTY WILL ADD TO HIGH WATER ALONG CREEKS IN NORTHWEST PITTSYLVANIA 

COUNTY. CREEKS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...TURKEYCOCK...

TOMAHAWK...CROOKED RUN AND REDDIES. THE PIGG RIVER MAY ALSO COME OUT 

OF ITS BANKS. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA THROUGH 230 AM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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 3705 7911 3683 7932 3678 7966 3703 7960

      3700 7946 3713 7934 3708 7920 3707 7920

      3707 7919

TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 267DEG 8KT 3701 7928 3680 7964



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JJ

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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 230510

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

106 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008



VAC143-231045-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080623T1045Z/

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

PITTSYLVANIA VA-

106 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...



AT 104 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE STILL PRODUCING HEAVY 

RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HURT TO 

CALLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GRETNA...CLIMAX AND CHALK LEVEL. HEAVY RAIN FROM RUNOFF IN FRANKLIN 

COUNTY WILL ADD TO HIGH WATER ALONG CREEKS IN NORTHWEST PITTSYLVANIA 

COUNTY. CREEKS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...TURKEYCOCK...

TOMAHAWK...CROOKED RUN AND REDDIES. THE PIGG RIVER MAY ALSO COME OUT 

OF ITS BANKS. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA THROUGH 230 AM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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 3705 7911 3683 7932 3678 7966 3703 7960

      3700 7946 3713 7934 3708 7920 3707 7920

      3707 7919

TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 267DEG 8KT 3701 7928 3680 7964



$$



JJ

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