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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

503 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2001



...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...



AT 5 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO 

DEVELOP FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND 

NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY 

HEAVY RAIN. IN THE LAST 2 HOURS 4.1 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

COURTLAND SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. MORE HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALLS OF 2 TO 

3 INCHES IN AN HOUR POSSIBLE. 



FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON PARTS OF ROUTE 35 IN SOUTHAMPTON 

COUNTY. ALSO SOME BACK ROADS HAVE WATER RUNNING ACROSS THEM. AS THE 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES BE PREPARED FOR MORE FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW 

LAND AREAS.



RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.



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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