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WGUS71 KLWX 142234

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VAC139-165-142330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

633 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING THROUGH THE 

CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY...



AT 6:30 PM DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

DOWNPOURS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PAGE 

COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER 

HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF WATER WILL 

CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND WATER TO COLLECT IN LOW LYING 

AREAS. 



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING 

VISIBILITIES WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO AVOID 

HYDROPLANING WHEN PASSING THROUGH ONE OF THESE STORMS. IF WATER 

COVERS THE ROAD NEAR STREAMS...UNDERPASSES OR BRIDGES...DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. IN 

ADDITION...RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS 

AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.  



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR INFORMATION 

ON THIS SITUATION IN CASE FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 



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