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WGUS71 KRNK 061222

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

822 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



VAC037-061530-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080906T1530Z/

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

CHARLOTTE VA-

822 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR

CHARLOTTE COUNTY...



AT 812 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WREN...RED

HOUSE...PHENIX...MADISONVILLE...KEYSVILLE...CULLEN...ASPEN AND

CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE



CREEKS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO FLOOD INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TURNIP...CUB...BEAR AND ROUGH CREEKS. 



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 3690 7849 3670 7865 3675 7869 3676 7866

      3686 7867 3693 7875 3701 7875 3702 7875

      3699 7875 3696 7879 3699 7882 3698 7889

      3702 7891 3720 7883 3725 7870 3720 7868

      3720 7864 3714 7859 3713 7851 3708 7845



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JJ

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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 061222

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

822 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



VAC037-061530-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080906T1530Z/

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

CHARLOTTE VA-

822 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR

CHARLOTTE COUNTY...



AT 812 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WREN...RED

HOUSE...PHENIX...MADISONVILLE...KEYSVILLE...CULLEN...ASPEN AND

CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE



CREEKS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO FLOOD INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TURNIP...CUB...BEAR AND ROUGH CREEKS. 



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 3690 7849 3670 7865 3675 7869 3676 7866

      3686 7867 3693 7875 3701 7875 3702 7875

      3699 7875 3696 7879 3699 7882 3698 7889

      3702 7891 3720 7883 3725 7870 3720 7868

      3720 7864 3714 7859 3713 7851 3708 7845



$$



JJ

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