Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Issued

Aug 6, 2003, 8:21 PM EDT (00:21 UTC)

Expired

Aug 6, 2003, 10:45 PM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Blacksburg, VA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Carroll County, VA

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000 
WGUS51 KRNK 070022
FFWRNK
VAC035-070245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
821 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 821 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 
  THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST WEST
  OF DUGSPUR ALONG BIG REED ISLAND CREEK.  RADAR ESTIMATED AROUND
  2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 7 PM.  AS A RESULT
  FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 1045 PM EDT INCLUDE
  LIBERTY HILL...
  DUGSPUR...

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.

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

LAT...LON 3682 8082 3668 8067 3679 8054 3691 8064

$$

09

000 
WGUS71 KRNK 070142
FFSRNK
VAC035-070245-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
940 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY UNTIL
1045 PM EDT...

  NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

AT 938 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL 3 MILES NORTH OF HILLSVILLE...THE SHOWERS WERE NEARLY 
STATIONARY.

THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG BIG REED ISLAND 
CREEK.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

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.

$$

WP

000 
WGUS71 KRNK 070231
FFSRNK
VAC035-070300-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1030 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CARROLL 
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HAD PERSISTED BETWEEN DUGSPUR AND 
HILLSVILLE...ALONG BIG REED ISLAND CREEK HAS ENDED. STREAMS AND 
CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE 
FLASH FLOOD THREAT. EVEN THOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS WERE 
RECEDING...SOME ROADWAYS STILL MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS 
ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

AT 1027 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY INTO GRAYSON COUNTY 
WEST OF GALAX. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...AND 
NOT POSE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING THREAT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
HOURS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

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.

$$

JH

Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003

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