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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

350 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2001



...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...



AT 345 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND 

INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 

OVER SUSSEX...SOUTHAMPTON AND BERTIE COUNTIES. ALL STORMS WERE 

MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.    



RAINFALL FROM THESE 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.



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