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WGUS71 KRNK 030031

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

831 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 915 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING REMAINS IN

EFFECT...



AT 828 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS 

HAD DIMINISHED OVER WATAUGA COUNTY...HOWEVER MODERATE RAIN WAS STILL 

OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  EARLIER THIS 

EVENING...FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED ON MAST GAP ROAD 7 MILES 

NORTHEAST OF BOONE. WHILE ANY FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO 

RECEDE...THERE IS STILL SOME RUNOFF OCCURRING WITH THE RAIN EXITING 

THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  LOW LYING AREAS COULD STILL 

EXPERIENCE SOME ONGOING FLOODING THROUGH THE REMAINING PERIOD OF 

TIME THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT.



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED WATERS 

ACROSS ROADWAYS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL OF FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AT 

NIGHT.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER 

UPDATES.



SK

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VAC163-678-030115



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

831 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 915 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING REMAINS IN

EFFECT...



AT 828 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS 

HAD DIMINISHED OVER WATAUGA COUNTY...HOWEVER MODERATE RAIN WAS STILL 

OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  EARLIER THIS 

EVENING...FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED ON MAST GAP ROAD 7 MILES 

NORTHEAST OF BOONE. WHILE ANY FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO 

RECEDE...THERE IS STILL SOME RUNOFF OCCURRING WITH THE RAIN EXITING 

THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  LOW LYING AREAS COULD STILL 

EXPERIENCE SOME ONGOING FLOODING THROUGH THE REMAINING PERIOD OF 

TIME THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT.



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED WATERS 

ACROSS ROADWAYS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL OF FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AT 

NIGHT.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER 

UPDATES.



SK

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