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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1007 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 400 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  GREENBRIER      MERCER          MONROE          SUMMERS.



IN VIRGINIA...

  BATH            SMYTH           TAZEWELL.





SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE NEAR SATURATION ACROSS THESE COUNTIES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.  IF AN INCH OF

RAIN FALLS WITHIN AN HOUR...OR 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS WITHIN 3

HOURS...FLOODING WILL OCCUR.



THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS

THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY.  THIS RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF SMALL

STREAMS...CREEKS AND URBAN AREAS.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE

LOCALIZED AREAS OF SHORT-DURATION INTENSE RAINFALL...WHICH POSES THE

THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.  THE GREATEST THREAT OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL

WILL BE DURING SUNDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS THE

REGION ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN AREAS PRONE TO

FLOODING...SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA

OUTLETS FOR LATER WATCH INFORMATION OR WARNINGS.  THOSE WITH TONE

ALERT WEATHER RADIOS SHOULD ACTIVATE THEIR ALARM FEATURE BEFORE

RETIRING FOR THE NIGHT.  IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA... BE

PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY AND SAFELY.



IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...YOU SHOULD STILL BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY

OF WATER COVERED ROADS. DO NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROAD. FIND AN

ALTERNATE ROUTE INSTEAD.



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