

000 

WGUS71 KLWX 050624

FFSLWX

VAC125-050800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

225 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NELSON COUNTY UNTIL 400 AM...



AT 2:25 AM...MANY OF THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED NORTHEAST 

OF NELSON COUNTY...WITH A FEW LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING OVER 

THE AREA.



RADAR INDICATES THAT OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER WESTERN NELSON COUNTY IN THE MONTEBELLOW AND TYRO AREAS...AND 

OVER TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER EASTERN NELSON COUNTY NEAR MIDWAY 

MILLS. ANOTHER HALF INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL OVER PORTIONS OF NELSON 

COUNTY THROUGH 4:00 AM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



$$



ROGOWSKI

