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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1152 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR LUNENBURG 

AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES...



AT 1150 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MECKLENBURG 

AND LUNENBURG COUNTIES.  LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

FROM BUFFALO SPRINGS THROUGH CHASE CITY AND KENBRIDGE.  AN 

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 2 

AM.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS AROUND CHASE 

CITY AND KENBRIDGE...WHERE MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED...AND RESCUES FROM 

HOUSES AND CARS CONTINUE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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LAT...LON 3671 7847 3668 7825 3698 7807 3708 7843

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