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WGUS71 KRNK 092353

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VAC021-100015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

752 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



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

815 PM EDT...



  EASTERN BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



AT 750 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED VDOT IS 

STILL WORKING ALONG ROUTE 604 AND ROUTE 608 TO CLEAR GRAVEL AND 

MUD...BUT THAT THE WATER IS RECEDING. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT 

RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE 

TO IMPROVE. UNLESS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DEVELOPS...THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 815 

PM.



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

ROADWAY. WATER LEVELS MAY BE TOO HIGH TO SAFELY CROSS. 



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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