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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1141 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HENRY COUNTY 



UNTIL 1230 PM EDT.



AT 1141 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN ALONG ROUTE 58 BETWEEN MARTINSVILLE AND DANVILLE.  THIS RAIN 

HAS BEEN FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST HENRY COUNTY WHEN THE 

RAIN MOVED THROUGH THAT AREA BETWEEN 10:30 AND 11:00 AM.  A SPOTTER 

NEAR SPENCER REPORTED THAT ROUTE 630 WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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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