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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

440 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



NCC033-VAC031-037-083-143-120115-

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CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

440 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...

HALIFAX AND CASWELL COUNTIES...



AT 315 PM EST...CHARLOTTE COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED ROSELAND LANE 

CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HALIFAX COUNTY DISPATCH 

REPORTED WATER STANDING ON RICE SCHOOL ROAD AND RIPRAP ROAD IN 

VIRGILINA. WATER WAS ALSO STANDING ON RAILROAD ROAD IN SOUTH 

BOSTON. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WYLLIESBURG...WREN...SAXE...RED HOUSE...PHENIX...NATHALIE...MT

LAUREL...MADISONVILLE...LEDA...KEYSVILLE...HAT CREEK...DRAKES

BRANCH...CULLEN...CRYSTAL HILL...CODY...CLOVER...BROOKNEAL...ASPEN

AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED 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.



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.



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 3671 7864 3663 7854 3663 7858

      3669 7866 3667 7869 3654 7874 3654 7914

      3624 7916 3625 7953 3656 7930 3703 7912

      3720 7883 3725 7868 3720 7868 3720 7864

      3713 7860 3708 7844



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000 

WGUS71 KRNK 112140

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

440 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



NCC033-VAC031-037-083-143-120115-

/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081212T0115Z/

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

CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-

440 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...

HALIFAX AND CASWELL COUNTIES...



AT 315 PM EST...CHARLOTTE COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED ROSELAND LANE 

CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HALIFAX COUNTY DISPATCH 

REPORTED WATER STANDING ON RICE SCHOOL ROAD AND RIPRAP ROAD IN 

VIRGILINA. WATER WAS ALSO STANDING ON RAILROAD ROAD IN SOUTH 

BOSTON. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WYLLIESBURG...WREN...SAXE...RED HOUSE...PHENIX...NATHALIE...MT

LAUREL...MADISONVILLE...LEDA...KEYSVILLE...HAT CREEK...DRAKES

BRANCH...CULLEN...CRYSTAL HILL...CODY...CLOVER...BROOKNEAL...ASPEN

AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED 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.



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.



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 3671 7864 3663 7854 3663 7858

      3669 7866 3667 7869 3654 7874 3654 7914

      3624 7916 3625 7953 3656 7930 3703 7912

      3720 7883 3725 7868 3720 7868 3720 7864

      3713 7860 3708 7844



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