Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS Blacksburg, VA

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DAM BREAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
825 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF

   ...EASTERN BEDFORD

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

   ...NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY

AT 825 AM THE TIMERLAKE DAM HAS FAILED. FLASH FLOODING WILL
OCCUR DOWN STREAM AND ROADS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
ROUTE 460 ALONG THE BEDFORD/CAMPBELL COUNTY LINE.

DON'T DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS! MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.

MTE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
810 PM EDT THU SEP 5 1996

RECOMMENDATIONS...
WBC...THANKS FOR CALL.
CRW AND RDU...NONE.

SHORT DISCUSSION...
AT 7 PM...HUR FRAN WAS LCTD NR 33.4 N 78.1 W OR ABT 60 MILES S OF
WILMINGTON NC.  FRAN WAS MOVG TOWRDS N-NW NR 16 MPH WITH MAX SUS
WINDS NR 115 MPH. GOOD PIX OF FRAN ON KMHX WSR-88D.  TRACK OF HUR
FRAN WILL DETERMINE WX FORECAST. CRRNT NHC TRCK...SLIGHTLY TO THE
EAST OF EARLIER PATH...WUD SLICE RNK CWA IN HALF. RAINY AND WINDY WX
EXPTED OVRNT AND FRI.  TIMING OF FLASH FLOOD WATCHES LOOK GOOD FOR
CWA.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
203 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 1996

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF
   NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR PARTS OF VIRGINIA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE
   EAST...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR ALL OF
   NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST
   WEST VIRGINIA...

HURRICANE FRAN MADE LANDFALL AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY NIGHT NEAR CAPE
FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. AT 2 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING IT WAS MOVING
NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE REMAINS
OF FRAN ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND INTO
VIRGINIA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS A LARGE THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER WHICH
RECEIVED FLOODING RAINS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE STORM WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. WEST OF THE TRACK 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH UP
TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE WATCH
INCLUDES HALIFAX...CHARLOTTE...AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES.  ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE MORNING.

WINDS GUSTS COULD APPROACH HURRICANE FORCE...74 MPH...EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. TO THE NORTH IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 60. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY UPROOT LARGE TREES IN
SATURATED GROUND. NUMEROUS TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN
COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA LINE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF FRAN AND ISSUE WARNINGS AS NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST ON THIS VERY
DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.

JDS