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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1156 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



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CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-HENRY VA-

1156 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE CITY OF

MARTINSVILLE... HENRY COUNTY...



HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER..A FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY RE-DEVELOP LATER THIS 

AFTERNOON. 



LAT...LON 3625 7975 3640 7987 3647 7984 3649 7986

      3654 7985 3656 7969 3671 7956 3656 7921

      3655 7921 3653 7915 3624 7917



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ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

1156 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR THE 

CITY OF DANVILLE...SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...CASWELL AND EASTERN 

ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 1149 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS BAND 

WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR 

TO MANY LOCATIONS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 

STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING THE CITY OF REIDSVILLE...INCLUDING 

HARRISON STREET. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

REIDSVILLE...EDEN...CAMP SPRINGS...RUFFIN...YANCEYVILLE PROVIDENCE 

AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3625 7975 3640 7987 3647 7984 3649 7986

      3654 7985 3656 7969 3671 7956 3656 7921

      3655 7921 3653 7915 3624 7917



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