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WGUS71 KLWX 040715

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VAC015-125-040830-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

313 AM EDT SUN JUL 4 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NELSON AND AUGUSTA COUNTIES

   UNTIL 430 AM EDT...



AT 306 AM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES WEST 

OF AFTON...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.



RADAR AND GAUGES INDICATES THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

4:30 AM EDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE SHERANDO AND AFTON.



THE OVERALL TREND HAS BEEN FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE WEAKENING... 

AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 4:30 AM. HOWEVER... 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN INTO THE 

VALLEYS. THEREFORE...WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS MAY STILL RISE AFTER 

THE RAIN HAS ENDED. 



IN ADDITION...EXPECT RAPID WITHIN BANK RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND 

STREAMS. ALTHOUGH NO RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED...WATER LEVELS WILL 

BE HIGH AND FAST. RESIDENTS SHOULD MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE UNTIL 

THESE WATERWAYS RETURN TO TYPICAL LEVELS.



DO NOT CROSS FLOWING WATER BY CAR OR ON FOOT.  THIS IS HOW MOST 

FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 

DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE A FLOODED ROADWAY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER 

FLOODING...TURN AROUND...AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS 

OR UPDATES.



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HTS

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