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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

709 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009



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MONTGOMERY VA-

709 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

MONTGOMERY COUNTY...



AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.  HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM 

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 6:00 AND 7:00 PM WILL LIKELY 

CONTINUE...AND MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...ESPECIALLY 

IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 1 

AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN RADFORD AND CHILDRESS...AND 

UPWARDS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN CHRISTIANSBURG. 



LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOOD PROBLEMS THROUGH 9:00 PM INCLUDE 

RURAL AREAS JUST SOUTH OF RADFORD AND CHRISTIANSBURG...FROM 

CHILDRESS TO PILOT. 



AS OF 7:00 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAVE 

NOT REPORTED ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



FOR YOUR SAFETY. 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.



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LAT...LON 3735 8026 3731 8026 3723 8019 3713 8018

      3708 8029 3703 8035 3702 8045 3698 8049

      3701 8052 3698 8053 3705 8056 3705 8054

      3707 8055 3711 8060 3714 8053 3719 8056

      3721 8062 3724 8061 3727 8052 3736 8034



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