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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

915 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN 

NORTHAMPTON AND NORTHERN COUNTIES...



AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN 

NORTHAMPTON TO NORTHWEST BERTIE COUNTY. RADAR TRENDS SINCE 845 PM 

HAVE SHOWN A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND...AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE THROUGH 945 PM. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1/2 TO POSSIBLY 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

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

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



LAT...LON 3604 7709 3629 7780 3630 7720 3614 7684



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