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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

805 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008



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CAMPBELL VA-

805 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY...



AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS 

INDICATING THAT THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE 

CAMPBELL COUNTY. HOWEVER...THE CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL 

CONTINUE AS IT MAY TAKE TIME FOR RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT RAINS TO 

CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPRING

MILLS...MIKE AND GLADYS



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.



LAT...LON 3703 7892 3705 7896 3704 7901 3705 7907

      3710 7914 3730 7897 3724 7893 3724 7887

      3720 7884



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