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VAC033-036-041-057-085-087-097-101-127-760-310200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

910 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR CAROLINE...

ESSEX...HANOVER...KING AND QUEEN...KING WILLIAM...HENRICO...NEW

KENT...CITY OF RICHMOND...CHESTERFIELD AND CHARLES CITY COUNTIES...



...FALLING CREEK RESERVOIR DAM MAY FAIL...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ORDERED 

NEAR THE DAM IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY...



CHESTERFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE ORDERED MANDATORY 

EVACUATIONS NEAR THE FALLING CREEK RESERVOIR DAM. WATER IS NOW 

OVERTOPPING THE SPILLWAY...AND DAM FAILURE IS POSSIBLE. THOSE ORDERED TO 

EVACUATE ARE INSTRUCTED TO GO TO MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL.



AT 9 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH 70 ROAD CLOSURES.  AN ADDITIONAL 

INCH OR SO OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR...WHICH...ON TOP 

OF THE 8 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...WILL 

CONTINUE TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. IMPROVEMENT SHOULD OCCUR IN 

MOST AREAS AS THE RAIN TAPERS OFF OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3818 7717 3740 7777 3731 7713 3796 7685



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