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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

428 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



VAC137-177-062036-

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SPOTSYLVANIA VA-ORANGE VA-

428 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ORANGE AND

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...



HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA...AND NO MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED. BE 

ALERT FOR ANY LINGERING AREAS OF HIGH WATER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



LAT...LON 3898 7724 3891 7707 3872 7704 3870 7710

      3863 7717 3864 7722 3862 7725 3825 7734

      3824 7737 3825 7741 3832 7748 3831 7754

      3835 7757 3834 7761 3846 7763 3857 7753

      3884 7772 3894 7765 3885 7754 3906 7733



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VAC013-059-153-179-510-600-062115-

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STAFFORD VA-CITY OF ALEXANDRIA VA-CITY OF FAIRFAX VA-ARLINGTON VA-

PRINCE WILLIAM VA-FAIRFAX VA-

428 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR

FAIRFAX...PRINCE WILLIAM...ARLINGTON...CITY OF FAIRFAX...CITY OF

ALEXANDRIA AND STAFFORD COUNTIES...



AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

WOLF TRAP...VIENNA...TYSONS CORNER...TRIANGLE...THE I66 AND I495

INTERCHANGE...SPRINGFIELD...THE I395 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...

ROSSLYN...RESTON...OAKTON...NEWINGTON...MONTCLAIR...MERRIFIELD...

MCLEAN...LORTON...LINCOLNIA...LAKE RIDGE...LAKE BARCROFT...HYBLA

VALLEY...HERNDON...HAYMARKET...GREAT FALLS...FRANCONIA...FORT

BELVOIR...DUMFRIES...DALE CITY...CHANTILLY...CENTREVILLE...BURKE...

BULL RUN...BELLE HAVEN...BALLSTON...BAILEYS 

CROSSROADS...ARLINGTON...ANNANDALE AND ALEXANDRIA.



RADAR INDICATES THAT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. 



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3898 7724 3891 7707 3872 7704 3870 7710

      3863 7717 3864 7722 3862 7725 3825 7734

      3824 7737 3825 7741 3832 7748 3831 7754

      3835 7757 3834 7761 3846 7763 3857 7753

      3884 7772 3894 7765 3885 7754 3906 7733



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