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VAZ022-150045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

813 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROANOKE COUNTY HAS BEEN

CANCELLED...



AT 805 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES

OVER THE AREA HAVE LESSENED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE PAST 30

MINUTES.  RAINFALL RATES OVER THE AREA ARE NOW ONLY .5 TO 1.0 INCH

PER HOUR.  THESE RATES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLASH

FLOODING.  RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE ESTIMATES INDICATE THE

AREA RECEIVED AROUND 1/2 INCH OF RAIN.

RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THROUGH 900 PM...BUT FLASH FLOODING

IS NOT ANTICIPATED.



URBAN FLOODING IN LOW LYING STREET AREAS...UNDERPASSES AND

INTERSECTIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED THROUGH 845 PM.



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

DEPTH MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.



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