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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

443 AM EST MON MAR 18 2002





...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SMYTH COUNTY CONTINUES UNTIL 6:45 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TAZEWELL AND WYTHE COUNTIES CONTINUES 

UNTIL 9:00 AM...



AT 440 AM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE PERSISTENT MODERATE 

TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 

PLUS AUTOMATED GAGE DATA SHOWED THAT UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN OVER THE REGION SINCE 1:30 AM. 



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REPORTED 

WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVER THE AREA WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO 

HIGH WATER. RADAR INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN 

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...WITH ANOTHER ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN 

LIKELY THROUGH 6:30 AM. 



REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD. MOVE TO 

HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



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

DETAILS OR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.



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JH

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