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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

325 PM 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 THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA 

LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...RESULTING IN 

RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR...OVER PORTIONS OF 

HAMPTON ROADS AND THE PENINSULA. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 

NEWPORT NEWS DUE TO STREET FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON.



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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