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WGUS71 KRNK 172349

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VAC163-180005-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

750 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800 

PM...



BASED ON PUBLIC REPORTS...WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF 

GOSHEN WAS RECEDING WITH MOST ROADS PASSABLE.  RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF 

THE AREA AND THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED 

SIGNIFICANTLY.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3792 7959 3785 7950 3801 7935 3809 7949

          3794 7958



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