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WGUS71 KRLX 172105

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

505 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



VAC027-172109-

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BUCHANAN VA-

505 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BUCHANAN COUNTY...



A STRONG STORM WILL ENTER NORTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTY FROM THE 

NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT HOUR. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN BE 

EXPECTED IN BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WITH RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS 

POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT 

THIS TIME. 



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT 

WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.



LAT...LON 3704 8247 3713 8255 3721 8255 3726 8236

      3731 8229 3727 8224 3719 8222 3716 8220

      3715 8218 3712 8217 3711 8215 3705 8213

      3703 8215 3702 8221



$$



VAC051-172130-

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

DICKENSON VA-

505 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR

DICKENSON COUNTY...



AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JOHN

FLANNAGAN LAKE...HAYSI...CLINTWOOD AND BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE 

POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY NEAR NORA AND JUST EAST OF CLINTWOOD.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE 877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT

WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.



&&



LAT...LON 3704 8247 3713 8255 3721 8255 3726 8236

      3731 8229 3727 8224 3719 8222 3716 8220

      3715 8218 3712 8217 3711 8215 3705 8213

      3703 8215 3702 8221



$$



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