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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1113 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001





A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING

FOR THE ENTIRE AREA SERVED BY THE BLACKSBURG WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.



A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO 

VIRGINIA LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...THE 

AIRMASS REMAINS VERY MOIST...AND THE APPROACH OF THE FRONT WILL TEND 

TO DESTABILIZE THIS AIRMASS EVEN MORE.  IN ADDITION..SOME AREAS 

RECEIVED UPWARDS OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY...AND SOILS IN THOSE 

AREAS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MOISTURE FROM THE EXPECTED 

STORMS.  

THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE 

FORECAST AREA DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS 

DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING 

RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR.   



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS 

AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE 

IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED 

FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR 

FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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