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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

138 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



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BOTETOURT VA-BEDFORD VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-

138 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND SOUTHERN BOTETOURT

COUNTIES...



AT 137 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 

ROADS WERE CLOSED ACROSS BOTETOURT COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING. AS OF 

MIDNIGHT...LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ROAD CLOSURES. WITH 

RUN-OFF STILL OCCURRING IN RURAL AREAS...WILL CONTINUE THE WARNING. 

MORE LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 300 AM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPRINGWOOD...

BUCHANAN...BIG ISLAND AND ARCADIA



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 3752 7933 3744 7939 3736 7992 3747 8003

      3753 7999 3755 7997 3756 7997 3759 7996

      3761 7946



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