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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

831 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM

EDT...



HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

BETWEEN 700 AND 800 PM EDT.  THE SOUTH RIVER AT 810 PM WAS REPORTED

TO BE SIX INCHES BELOW THE ROAD SURFACE IN THE VESUVIUS AREA OF

THE COUNTY.  AUTOMATED RAINFALL GAGES INDICATED 1 TO 1.5 INCHES

OF RAIN FELL OVER THE GOSHEN AND ROCKBRIDGE BATH AREAS OF THE

COUNTY.  AT 822 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL REMAINED OVER THE COUNTY...GENERALLY

FROM ROUTE I-64 NORTH.  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EXISTED OVER

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.



ANY FLASH FLOODING WHICH OCCURS WILL LIKELY BE RESTRICTED TO THE

NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY...AND WILL MAINLY AFFECT LOW LYING

AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS.



IF TRAVELLING ON ROADS WHICH ARE PRONE TO FLOODING...BE ESPECIALLY

ALERT FOR AREAS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT...AND FOR AREAS OF

STANDING OR RUNNING WATER OVER ROADWAYS...DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH

THOSE AREAS.





RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

BLACKSBURG  BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.



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