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NCC033-157-169-171-193-197-VAC031-037-067-083-089-141-143-590-690-

201745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1220 PM EST THU MAR 20 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM AND 1245 PM WILL BE 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS CONTINUES...



THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA HAS ENDED. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED THIS 

MORNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO END FROM SOUTHWEST TO 

NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL ONE 

TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN COULD OCCUR BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS. 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS IS ONGOING IN MUCH 

OF THE WARNED AREA. CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN 

RECEDING BY MID AFTERNOON.



HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS ON LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE LATEST RIVER FLOOD 

WARNINGS ISSUED UNDER THE WBCFLWRNK HEADER.



DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD IF WATER IS MOVING ACROSS IT.



RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.



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