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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1236 AM EDT WED JUN 3 2009



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MERCER WV-

1236 AM EDT WED JUN 3 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY...



AT 1232 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED OVER 

NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE 

POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF 

INCH OR MORE TO THE WARNED AREA.



THE AREA THAT WILL SEE THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE 

AROUND THE MATOAKA AREA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS ALONG WIDEMOUTH CREEK.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMP 

CREEK STATE PARK...WENONAH...SPANISHBURG...FLAT TOP AND CAMP CREEK.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 3741 8132 3742 8131 3742 8129 3745 8130

      3749 8127 3751 8123 3751 8122 3759 8112

      3745 8099 3731 8133 3734 8136



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