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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

920 PM EST WED MAR 21 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA EXTENDED...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



ACROSS FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA...THE WATER CONTINUES TO RISE. 

THREE CREEKS ROAD...CHESTNUT GROVE ROAD...AND CATTAIL ROAD HAVE BEEN 

CLOSED BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ROUTES 

618...761...AND 699. MORE ROADS HAVE HIGH WATER OVER THEM...AND 

ADDITIONAL CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 3AM 

THURSDAY.



ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA...CONDITIONS HAVE STABILIZED OR 

IMPROVED. NELSON AND MADISON COUNTIES REPORT NO FLOODING. 

ELSEWHERE...THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR LOW SPOTS THAT ARE 

UNDER WATER. AUGUSTA...SHENANDOAH...AND WARREN COUNTIES EACH REPORT 

NUMEROUS SUCH CROSSINGS. IN PAGE COUNTY...RED CHURCH ROAD IN LURAY 

REMAINS UNDER WATER...BUT ALL OTHER ROADS HAVE BEEN REOPENED. IN 

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...KEMP ROAD...MACK ROAD...LITTLE 

CAPON ROAD...AND RIVER ROAD ALL REMAIN CLOSED...BUT THE WATER HAS 

STOPPED RISING.



AREA RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER TYPICAL LOW 

SPOTS TO REMAIN UNDER WATER THROUGH THE NIGHT. REMEMBER...NEVER 

CROSS ROADWAYS THAT ARE UNDER WATER. LESS THAN A FOOT OF WATER MAY 

BE ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR CAR. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTION NOW THAT ITS DARK 

AS IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE A FLOODED ROADWAY UNTIL IT IS 

TOO LATE. 

 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.





HTS

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