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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

642 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND

INDEPENDENT CITIES...SMYTH...



UNTIL 815 PM EDT.



AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

RAIN 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATKINS...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF SUGAR GROVE...

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION...AN AREA OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO THE COUNTY BETWEEN 6:50 AND 7:15 PM EDT.  

THIS RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

STREAMS...SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS.  



SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE....SUGAR GROVE...ROBERTS 

MILL...SUMMIT AND MOUNT ROGERS RECREATION AREA.  THE AREA OF HEAVY 

RAIN WEST  OF THE AREA WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CHILHOWIE...THOMAS 

BRIDGE AREA OF THE COUNTY AROUND 7:00 PM.



NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THE NWS OFFICE AS OF 

6:40 PM EDT.

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.



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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