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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

630 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009



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WILKES NC-

630 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR

WILKES COUNTY...



AT 620 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROADS CLOSED BY FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN WILKES COUNTY. EVACUATIONS 

WERE ALSO TAKING PLACE IN THE GERMANTOWN ROAD AREA NEAR MORAVIAN 

CREEK. RADAR INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN PERSISTED OVER 

THE REGION WITH TRAINING OF EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS LIKELY TO 

CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING. RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 4 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT 

HOURS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILKESBORO

RESERVOIR...WINDY GAP...WILKESBORO...RONDA...ROARING RIVER...NORTH

WILKESBORO...MORAVIAN FALLS...MC GRADY...HAYS...HALLS MILLS...

DOCKERY...CRICKET...CLINGMAN...BUCK...BENHAM...WILKES COUNTY

AIRPORT...MULBERRY...MILLERS CREEK AND FAIRPLAINS



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE STREAMS AND CREEKS TO REMAIN FLOODED 

THROUGH AT LEAST 9:00 AM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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LAT...LON 3601 8135 3612 8134 3635 8125 3633 8091

      3613 8087 3605 8088 3605 8100 3601 8108

      3602 8114 3602 8125 3601 8126



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