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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

844 PM EDT SAT JUL 3 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR MERCER

COUNTY...



AT 842 PM EDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY 

SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF MERCER COUNTY. RADAR ALSO ESTIMATED 

THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN SOUTHWEST MERCER 

COUNTY SINCE AROUND 7:00 PM. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 

REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED NEAR THE TAZEWELL COUNTY BORDER 

SHORTLY BEFORE 8:00 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH CAN BE 

EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF AFTER 10:00 

PM. 



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3732 8124 3740 8104 3759 8109 3747 8125



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