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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

837 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008



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MERCER WV-

837 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR

MERCER COUNTY...



AT 815 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

FLOODING HAD OCCURRED IN SEVERAL AREAS IN THE OAKVALE AREA IN 

SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY. AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF RUNNING WATER HAD 

BLOCKED CUMBERLAND ROAD AND POSSUM HOLLOW ROAD. ALSO FLOODING 

OCCURRED ALONG PEGGY BRANCH NEAR HARDY. NO RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING 

OVER THE REGION AS OF 830 PM. FLOOD WATERS WERE RECEDING AND THIS 

FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED SOON.



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 3742 8130 3742 8129 3743 8130 3748 8128

      3760 8109 3757 8105 3747 8090 3742 8085

      3739 8088 3738 8087 3731 8091 3738 8132

TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 180DEG 0KT 3742 8100



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