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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

625 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO...CITY 

OF STAUNTON...AUGUSTA AND NELSON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...



AT 625 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

RAIN 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL LIGHTNING WERE MOVING 

INTO SOUTHWEST AUGUSTA COUNTY...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 



AT 614 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING SOUTH OF 

LOVINGSTON IN NELSON COUNTY.



RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 PM EDT.



IN ADDITION TO FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS... 

DEADLY...VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS BEEN OBSERVED 

WITH THIS ACTIVITY. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE CRIMORA...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...SHERANDO...AFTON...

MONTEBELLO...SHIPMAN AND WINTERGREEN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS... 

RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS 

SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING HEAVY RAINS.



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