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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

536 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2001



...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING THIS MORNING...



AT 530 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN

PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING NORTHEAST

AROUND 20 MPH.



THIS AREA OF RAIN IS FALLING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY

RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS.

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS

WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS WELL AS

MINOR STREET AND URBAN FLOODING.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS

FLOWING. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...ESCAPE RISING WATER BY MOVING

DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE

ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS.



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