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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

805 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003



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

...CRAIG... 



UNTIL 930 PM EDT.



AT 804 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN SLOWLY EXITING EASTERN CRAIG COUNTY. AUTOMATED RAIN 

GAGES...AND RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN 

HAD FALLEN FROM NEW CASTLE EAST TO THE BOTETOURT COUNTY BORDER SINCE 

6:30 PM. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE EXITING THE WARNED 

AREA...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS...AND STREAMS ACROSS EASTERN CRAIG 

COUNTY.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE 

WEATHER INFORMATION. REMEMBER DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED 

ROADWAYS.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.



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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