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VAZ019-020-200900-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

245 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ALLEGHANY AND 

SOUTH BATH COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM...



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING 

ALONG WILSON CREEK IN SOUTHERN BATH COUNTY IN THE DOUTHAT STATE PARK 

AREA.  2 EVACUATIONS HAD TAKEN PLACE AS OF 230 AM ONE MILE NORTH OF 

THE PARK...AND A LOCAL STORE ALONG THE CREEK NEAR THE PARK WAS 

FLOODED.



FLOODING WAS ALSO OCCURING ALONG ROUTE 629 IN NORTHERN ALLEGHANY 

COUNTY. WATER FROM WILSON CREEK WAS STILL RISING.



CAMPERS AND RESIDENTS ALONG WILSON CREEK SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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JDS

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