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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

945 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF 

WINCHESTER REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SHENANDOAH COUNTY VIRGINIA REMAINS IN 

EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM...



THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF VIRGINIA ARE 

RESPONSIBLE FOR VERY HEAVY RAINS THIS EVENING. IN FREDERICK COUNTY 

VIRGINIA ON INTERSTATE 81 AT MILE MARKER 320 (NEAR STEPHENSON) SIX 

INCHES OF WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY...A TRACTOR TRAILER 

TRUCK HAS GONE OFF THE ROAD...AND THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY 

CLOSED. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF FREDERICK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

OFFICIALS REPORT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ROAD CLOSINGS IN THE 

NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.



IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY A RAIN GAUGE AT MOUNT OLIVE HAS RECORDED 2.60 

OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT 

ROUTE 623 (AT THE CORNER OF RT 653) HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO 

FLOODING. AT TUMBLING BROOK A GAUGE HAS RECORDED JUST UNDER TWO 

INCHES IN THE PAST TWO HOURS.



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. DURING THE NIGHT 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.



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