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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

655 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR POWHATAN

COUNTY...



AT 653 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF 

POWHATAN COUNTY. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THE ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED 

SOMEWHAT IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE. DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL 

ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD BEEN RECORDED OVER 

WESTERN PORTIONS OF POWHATAN COUNTY SINCE 400 PM. THROUGH 8 PM... 

ANOTHER INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOCALIZED 

SPOTS...THOUGH AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH MOST AREAS WILL 

RECEIVE LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.



TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 OR 6 INCHES WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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.



LAT...LON 3770 7809 3755 7821 3738 7793 3757 7778



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