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WGUS71 KAKQ 092309

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VAC117-092345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

710 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR 

MECKLENBURG COUNTY...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS 

STILL FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED 

NEAR SKIPWITH AND BOYDTON...AS WELL AS CLARKSVILLE AND BUFFALO 

JUNCTION...WHERE RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES STILL EXCEEDED AN 

INCH AN HOUR.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLOODING IN THE CHASE CITY AREA...AND 

OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY...PARTICULARLY THOSE MENTIONED 

ABOVE...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER OR FLOODING AS THE RAIN 

CONTINUES.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



$$



REILLY

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LAT...LON 3686 7839 3663 7840 3655 7861 3653 7812

          3662 7806 3683 7806

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