Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Blacksburg, VA

000 
WGUS71 KRNK 050317
FFSRNK
VAC185-050500-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1117 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 1:15 AM EDT...

AT 1100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER TAZEWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE 
CITY OF TAZEWELL AND TIPTOP AND ALONG THE CLINCH RIVER NORTH OF 
CLIFFIELD.  LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO 
FLOODING.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND WILL 
EXIT THE COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT.  EVEN AS THE RAINFALL RATES TAPER 
DOWN...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A FLOODING THREAT THROUGH 1:15 
AM.  

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

$$

RCS

000 
WGUS71 KRNK 050349
FFSRNK
VAC185-050400-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1143 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:15 AM EDT FOR
   CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
   
   HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA.  NO FLOOD PROBLEMS 
WERE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACROSS THE COUNTY OF TAZEWELL.  THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
$$

RS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
722 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

QUICK UPDATE ALREADY OUT TO INCLUDE SVR WATCH 838 FOR PARTS OF SE
WVA...EXTREME SW VA AND A COUPLE OF CTYS IN NW NC UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
OTRW REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

.RNK...
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

JH

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-051000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
648 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. THE PRIMARY THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
IN ADDITION...ISOLATED AREAS MAY SEE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3
INCHES FROM CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SEVERE
WEATHER OUTLOOK...SPSRNK...FOR DETAILS.

THIS PRODUCT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE BLACKSBURG OFFICE INTERNET PAGE AT
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY...MAINLY
LATE IN THE DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

06

VAZ007-WVZ042>045-050230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
835 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

...BROKEN LINE OF STORMS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST INTO
PARTS OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY BETWEEN 8:45 PM AND 10:00 PM. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE WINDS TO 60 MPH
ALONG WITH SOME HAIL. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...FORMING AHEAD
OF THE LINE...COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG...TO SEVERE QUITE QUICKLY AS
THEY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO TAZEWELL AND MERCER COUNTIES. IN
ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY ANY OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES IN AN HOUR MAY
ALSO PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JH

VAZ007-009>013-018>020-WVZ042>045-050400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1015 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST...

A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY
WINDS TO 40 MPH...AND SOME SMALL HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY
EAST INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOOK FOR THE STRONGEST
STORMS TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN
EMPIRE REGION DURING THE NEXT HOUR...BEFORE THE STORMS SHIFT EAST
INTO THE VIRGINIA HIGHLAND COUNTIES...AND WESTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY
AFTER 11:00 PM. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO TWO INCHES IN
AN HOUR MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FINALLY WEAKEN BY
MIDNIGHT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JH