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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

759 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR WATAUGA

COUNTY...



AT 740 PM EDT...THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN BOONE REPORTED FLOOD

RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE DEERFIELD AREA DUE TO THE OVERFLOW OF

GOSHEN CREEK...AND WITH PORTIONS OF ROUTE 105 WHERE HIGHWAY

DEPARTMENT CREWS WERE OUT CHECKING FOR UNDERMINING AND PARTIAL

WASH-OUTS.  ALSO REPORTED WERE SEVERAL TREES DOWN...UPROOTED BY

WEAKENED SOIL CONDITIONS.



WEATHER RADAR INDICATED EARLIER RAINS HAD MOVED OUT OF THE

COUNTY.  FLOOD PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO AS

RUNOFF CONTINUES AND OUT OF BANK STREAMS SLOWLY RECEDE.



FOR YOUR SAFETY...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. THE WATER

DEPTH MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.



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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