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WGUS71 KAKQ 160033

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

832 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FOR BERTIE COUNTY...



NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT 

MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 1000 PM. LOCAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN BERTIE COUNTY HAVE REPORTED HIGH WATER ON 

MANY ROADS...AND ONE ROAD IN ASKEWVILLE WAS IMPASSABLE. DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO AND ONE HALF 

INCHES PER HOUR FROM JUST WEST OF POWELLSVILLE TO NEAR ASHLAND IN

BERTIE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF

UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHAMPTON AND HERTFORD

COUNTIES.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUDDEN HEAVY 

RAIN DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY 

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND.



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