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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

950 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



VAC009-029-680-061700-

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CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-AMHERST VA-

950 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR THE 

CITY OF LYNCHBURG...AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 945 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST BAND 

OF RAIN COVERED MOST OF BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY 

RAIN FURTHER WEST ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY INTO THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. 



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

PLEASANT VIEW...ORONOCO...NEW GLASGOW...NEW CANTON...LOWESVILLE... 

GOLD HILL...FORKS OF BUFFALO...CLIFFORD...CENTENARY AND ALTO.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



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 3733 7849 3740 7859 3739 7863 3758 7884

      3740 7907 3737 7920 3746 7922 3747 7919

      3759 7939 3780 7925 3779 7908 3772 7906

      3756 7889 3765 7882 3764 7874 3770 7870

      3769 7867 3776 7863 3778 7849 3769 7825



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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 061350

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

950 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



VAC009-029-680-061700-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080906T1700Z/

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

CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-AMHERST VA-

950 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR THE 

CITY OF LYNCHBURG...AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES...



AT 945 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST BAND 

OF RAIN COVERED MOST OF BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY 

RAIN FURTHER WEST ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY INTO THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. 



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

PLEASANT VIEW...ORONOCO...NEW GLASGOW...NEW CANTON...LOWESVILLE... 

GOLD HILL...FORKS OF BUFFALO...CLIFFORD...CENTENARY AND ALTO.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



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 3733 7849 3740 7859 3739 7863 3758 7884

      3740 7907 3737 7920 3746 7922 3747 7919

      3759 7939 3780 7925 3779 7908 3772 7906

      3756 7889 3765 7882 3764 7874 3770 7870

      3769 7867 3776 7863 3778 7849 3769 7825



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