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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

420 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001





...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT MONDAY... 



PERSISTENT BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA 

THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN 

BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE BLUE 

RIDGE EARLY ON...AND THEN EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT DURING THE EVENING. 

THIS IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW 

DAYS...WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.



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 AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS 

OR UPDATES.



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JH

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