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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1115 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

PASQUOTANK...CHOWAN AND PERQUIMANS...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

UNTIL 400 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON



IN VIRGINIA

  SOUTHAMPTON                      SURRY

  ISLE OF WIGHT                    SUFFOLK



IN NORTH CAROLINA

  GATES                            BERTIE

  HERTFORD



A FLASH FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE INDICATED

AREAS. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE

ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF

HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. BE READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD AT A

BRIDGE...DIP OR LOW SPOT...OR IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD...STOP AND

TURN AROUND.



AT 11 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ONE 

TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WATCH AREA OVER THE THE 

PAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED 

GROUND WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF DITCHES AND 

CREEKS...AS WELL AS SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS AFTERNOON.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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