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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1145 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING PARTS OF HAMPTON ROADS AND THE PENINSULA...



BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL ROTATE AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF LOW 

PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR CAPE HENRY...INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN 

MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...RESULTING IN RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO 

INCHES PER HOUR...OVER PORTIONS OF HAMPTON ROADS AND THE PENINSULA. 



RESIDENTS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS 

FREQUENTLY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN 

POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD AT A BRIDGE...DIP OR 

LOW SPOT...OR IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD...STOP AND TURN AROUND.

 

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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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