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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

320 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...



AT 315 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS...THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER 

ACCOMACK COUNTY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...WERE FINALLY MOVING 

EAST OF ACCOMACK COUNTY...AND OUT TO SEA. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



ALTHOUGH HIGH WATER IS REPORTED ON ROADWAYS...IN POOR DRAINAGE 

AREAS...NO ROAD CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED 

SO FAR. STILL...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND BE ON THE 

LOOKOUT FOR HIGH WATER ON SECONDARY ROADS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF 

PARKSLEY...AND NEAR THE TOWNS OF DEEP CREEK...CHESCONESSEX... 

BAYSIDE...AND THE OAKS WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRED. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3786 7577 3770 7587 3752 7548 3772 7535



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