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WGUS71 KRNK 170159

FFSRNK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

959 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



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WILKES NC-ASHE NC-

959 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR ASHE

AND NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

NELLA...LANSING...FLATWOOD AND SHATLEY SPRINGS



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT

WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA.



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LAT...LON 3648 8171 3653 8171 3655 8170 3657 8170

      3658 8160 3655 8137 3637 8126 3628 8135

      3643 8173 3645 8173



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