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WGUS71 KAKQ 181030

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

624 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2001



NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAIN...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND INTERIOR 

NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...GENERALLY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 

NORTHAMPTON TO GREENSVILLE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE 

NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH AREAS...AND BERTIE TO GATES COUNTIES IN 

NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THROUGH 830 AM. 



REPORTS OF HIGH WATER CLOSING A FEW ROADS IN NEWPORT NEWS AND 

HAMPTON AREAS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL FROM THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 

INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE VERY 

HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS...ROADSIDE CULVERTS...LOW LYING AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE 

AREAS.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. IF WATER IS FLOWING 

ACROSS A ROADWAY TURN YOUR VEHICLE AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 

ROUTE. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/AKQ



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