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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

941 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:00 AM FRIDAY...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MERCER COUNTY WV EXPIRED AT 9:30 PM. LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATED SOME ONGOING FLOODING IN AND AROUND

THE UNION STREET AREA OF BLUEFIELD... AND IN THE COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN

HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA... BUT WEATHER RADAR INDICATES

SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GILES COUNTY VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE AT

10:15 PM EDT... BUT MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED AS ONGOING FLOOD

PROBLEMS CONTINUE IN WESTERN GILES COUNTY.  EIGHT ROADS ARE

CLOSED...AND PEOPLE ARE STILL MOVING OUT OF LOW LYING AREAS IN

RESPONSE TO RISING WATER.  HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED... BUT

ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY

OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BEING ISSUED LATER TONIGHT. IF YOU

HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH THE TONE-ALERT OR SAME ALERT

FEATURE...ACTIVATE THE MONITOR BEFORE RETIRING FOR THE NIGHT.



LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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