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WGUS71 KLWX 110510

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VAC125-110700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

108 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NELSON COUNTY UNTIL 

300 AM EDT...



AT 108 AM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED 

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF NELSON COUNTY. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT A VEHICLE WAS SUBMERGED NEAR 

ROCKFISH...AND THAT A ROCKSLIDE HAD OCCURRED NEAR WOODS MILL ON 

ROUTE 29. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

300 AM EDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE SHIPMAN AND WINTERGREEN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. THIS IS A 

DANGEROUS SITUATION...IF YOU ARE OUT THIS EVENING EXERCISE EXTREME 

CAUTION AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH 

FLOODING AT NIGHT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO 

STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY 

RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING 

HEAVY RAINS.



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MANNING

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