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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

542 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



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CITY OF GALAX VA-PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA-

542 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR THE 

CITY OF GALAX...CARROLL AND PATRICK COUNTIES...



AT 538 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

WOODLAWN...SYLVATUS...LAUREL FORK...HILLSVILLE...GLADESBORO...

DUGSPUR...CHARITY...BYLLESBY...BUFFALO RIDGE AND GALAX HILLSVILLE 

AIRPORT.



ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 

EARLIER HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. SOME MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN PARTS OF 

PATRICK COUNTY DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES.



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.



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 3659 8086 3664 8091 3662 8091 3664 8093

      3678 8097 3684 8092 3690 8063 3672 8047

      3670 8043 3681 8030 3684 8011 3671 8008

      3663 8005 3655 8016



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