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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

920 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS NEW KENT...EASTERN 

HANOVER...AND WESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES... 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AT 917 AM EDT...AN 

AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A 

LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY TO ALONG THE KING 

AND QUEEN...KING WILLIAM COUNTY LINE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  BROWNS CORNER AT 920 AM EDT.

  ORAPAX FARMS...WRIGHTS CORNER AT 925 AM EDT.

  BOTTOMS BRIDGE...PROVIDENCE FORGE AT 930 AM EDT.

  MOUNTCASTLE AT 935 AM EDT.

  MANGOHICK AT 940 AM EDT.

  HEWLETT...NOEL AT 945 AM EDT.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 TO 2 

INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING BETWEEN 

ROUTE 2 AROUND ROUTE 360 IN KING WILLIAM AND HANOVER COUNTIES...AND 

WEST OF ROUTE 33 IN NEW KENT COUNTY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.



IF YOU ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY RISING WATER SEEK HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT 

CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



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