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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1013 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST WEST 

VIRGINIA...INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.



THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THROUGH 

EARLY MORNING. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN WILL NOT BE AS HEAVY AS 

EARLIER...FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL STILL BE A 

THREAT. CREEKS ACROSS MERCER AND WESTERN GILES COUNTIES HAVE BEEN 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS...LEADING TO EVACUATIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. 



IF YOU LIVE IN THE WATCH AREA...CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS 

OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE NEAR A CREEK. TRAVEL SHOULD BE 

AVOIDED ACROSS WESTERN GILES AND PARTS OF MERCER...AS SOME ROADS ARE 

CLOSED...AND WATER COVERED. FOR YOUR SAFETY...DO NOT CROSS WATER 

COVERED ROADS. IF YOU OBSERVE RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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