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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

429 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2001



...URBAN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS OCCURRING IN NORFOLK...



AT 430 PM...A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WAS SITUATED OVER THE NORFOLK 

AND PORTSMOUTH AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT FLOODING OF 

POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...INCLUDING SOME UNDERPASSES...HAS ALREADY 

BEGUN. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY UNTIL 5 OR 530 PM...WHICH WILL MAKE 

THE SITUATION WORSE.



BEWARE OF HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD. TRYING TO CROSS MAY CAUSE YOU TO 

LOSE CONTROL OR STALL YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO 

AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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REILLY

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