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VAZ011-132000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

300 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GILES COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GILES COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL

400 PM EDT.  AT 2:55 PM EDT GILES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ADVISED

THAT THE WORST APPEARED TO BE OVER IN TERMS OF FLOODING. RUNOFF

FROM THE HEAVY STORMS HAVE LEFT SOME ROADS COVERED WITH DEBRIS

AND V.D.O.T. CREWS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING THE DEBRIS.



LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS

OF THE COUNTY...BUT THE HEAVY RAINS OF EARLY AFTERNOON HAVE

DIMINISHED. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO ENTER STREAMS...AND LOCALLY

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE RAPID RISES ON STREAMS IN THE AREA.



BARRING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COUNTY...THE

WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4:00 PM.



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