Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Blacksburg, VA

303 
WGUS71 KRNK 042341
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
741 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

NCC009-050415-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140905T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE NC-
741 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR 
CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY...

AT 737 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS 
DIMINISHED TO A STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS 
EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS... 
AND IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THEM OUT OF THEIR BANKS...POSSIBLY ONTO 
NEARBY ROADWAYS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON...
WEST JEFFERSON...
LANSING...
MOUNT JEFFERSON...
AND TROUT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3658 8136 3657 8135 3654 8135 3652 8133
      3648 8132 3648 8131 3647 8130 3633 8162
      3635 8164 3638 8172

$$

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789 
WGUS71 KRNK 050103
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
903 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

NCC009-050113-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140905T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE NC-
903 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 
CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

LAT...LON 3658 8136 3657 8135 3654 8135 3652 8133
      3648 8132 3648 8131 3647 8130 3633 8162
      3635 8164 3638 8172

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
411 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA LINE
WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT ABUNDANT MOISTURE...HEAT...AND
INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A NEW FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST
SATURDAY ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL
STALL SOUTH OF THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING...ALTHOUGH COOLER...MORE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EDT THURSDAY...

DIFFUSE SURFACE FRONT NEAR THE VA/NC BORDER IS DRIFTING
NORTH...SHOWERS DEVELOPING INOF BOUNDARY AND ALSO OVER THE
MOUNTAINS PER DAYTIME DIFFERENTIAL HEATING. SHOWERS THROUGH THIS
EVENING WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AND BE VERY EFFICIENT RAIN
PRODUCERS. RAINFALL IN STRONGER STORMS WILL APPROACH AN INCH BUT
IN GENERAL...A QUARTER TO A HALF OF AN INCH /0.25-0.50/ IS LIKELY
ON THE AVERAGE. LINGERING INSTABILITIES AND MOISTURE WILL KEEP
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG STORMS HANGING ON INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS (4AM/08Z). OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF DENSE FOG FORMING AFTER MIDNIGHT...HANGING ON THROUGH 10A/14Z
FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY WILL BE LIKE TODAY WITH FOG LIFTING TO A
STRATUS DECK THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BEGINNING AROUND 11A/15Z WITH STRONGER STORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. TODAYS 12Z MODELS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SHOWERS IN AREAS NOT EXPECTED TO SEE MUCH RAINFALL TODAY. IF
SHOWER PATTERN CHANGES AND IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE SAME AREAS
AS TODAY...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 PM EDT THURSDAY...

A VERY MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY
WITH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. MODEL PWATS SATURDAY PEAK NEAR 2.0 INCHES...APPROACHING
ALL TIME MAX VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS COMBINED WITH WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING
PART OF THE DAY SATURDAY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN FROM ANY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND POTENTIALLY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL...THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL PWATS SUPPORTING RAIN RATES OF 4
INCHES AN HOUR. THIS ENVIRONMENTAL SET-UP SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR
AT LEAST ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. ATTM FOREGOING NEED FOR FLASH
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL BETTER ASSESSMENT OF WHERE THE GREATEST AREAL
COVERAGE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR AND WHETHER IT WILL LINGER
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT SHOULD HELP FOCUS SATURDAYS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL BE A STRONG UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES. DYNAMIC LIFT FROM THIS FEATURE SHOULD BEGIN TO
INFLUENCE OUR FORECAST AREA LATE IN THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT. CONCERN WILL BE FOR LINE OF ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL CONGEAL SOMEWHERE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC
PROVIDING BURST OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO A MUCH LARGER GEOGRAPHIC AREA
COMPARED TO THE HIT/MISS VARIETY.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED THE SITUATION APPEARS SIMILAR TO THIS PAST
TUESDAYS EVENT...ALBEIT THIS FRONT IS DEFINITELY STRONGER THAN THE
PREVIOUS ONE. TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY SHOULD REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL. HAVE FAVORED THE WARMER GFS MOS FOR SATURDAY
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. CLOUD COVER AND VERY HIGH
DEWPOINT LEVELS WILL KEEP MORE AREAS FROM REACHING THE LOW
90S...WHICH SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO THE PIEDMONT...WITH
80S ELSEWHERE AND UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS.

SUPPORT FOR THE FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION SUNDAY IS ONLY
SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM EARLIER THIS WEEK.
OVERALL...A BROAD RIDGE REMAINS ONLY TEMPORARILY SUPPRESSED ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN STATES AND THE FLOW ALOFT ACROSS OUR REGION AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. IS NEAR PURE ZONAL. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY NOT
CLEAR AND MOST LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
CWA SUNDAY...THUS HAVE RETAINED GOOD CHC POPS GENERALLY SOUTH OF
460 AND INTO SW VA SUNDAY AS A RESULT...WITH LOWER POPS NORTH.
CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHT COOLING WILL RESULT IN MORE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY AS
850MB TEMPS DROP FROM THE CURRENT AND LATE WEEK +20C READINGS
TOWARD MORE NORMAL +16C READINGS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 345 PM EDT THURSDAY...

BROAD UPPER RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. BUT MODELS NOW
KEEP IT SUPPRESSED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. FRONT THAT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY...STALLS JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION AND
WILL THEN BECOME THE FOCUS FOR CLOUDS AND SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES RIDE EAST IN THE PREDOMINANTLY
ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF THE CONUS. THERE IS ALSO
SOME INDICATION THE STALLED FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST WHICH WILL HELP FOCUS
DEEPER TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTH INTO PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC. ALL
THESE INGREDIENTS POINT TOWARD AN UNSETTLED WEEK WITH CONSIDERABLE
CLOUD COVER AND DAILY THREAT FOR SHOWERS.

FOR TEMPERATURES...A WEDGE DEVELOPS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
APPALACHIANS IN THE WAKE OF SUNDAYS FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS WEDGE
OF STABLE AIR WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY...SOLIDIFYING THE CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA AND KEEPING
TEMPERATURES WITHIN A NARROW DIURNAL/NOCTURNAL SPREAD...LOWS IN
THE 60S AND HIGHS IN THE 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM EDT THURSDAY...

UNSTABLE...VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF SCT-
NMRS SHRA/TSRA. THE ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO DRIFT NORTH WITH TIME.
HAVE INCLUDED VCTS FOR ALL TAF SITES FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. A REPEAT OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH AREAS OF IFR-
LIFR CIGS/VSBYS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN FRI MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
TREND TO LIGHT SSW SOUTH OF THE DIFFUSE BOUNDARY AND E-SE TO THE
NORTH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WHERE A VERY WEAK WEDGE
APPEARS EVIDENT.

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH THE TAF VALID PERIOD.
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN LOW WIND SPD
THROUGH THE TAF VALID PERIOD.

EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...THE FRONT WASHES OUT COMPLETELY BY
FRI...BUT SCT-NMRS SHRA/TSRA ARE AGAIN EXPECTED FRI
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SW VA AND SE WV WHERE THE BETTER
CONVERGENCE WILL LINGER. A NEW FRONTAL SYSTEM AND UPPER TROUGH
APPROACH FROM THE NW BY SAT OR SUN WITH WIDESPREAD MORE ORGANIZED
CONVECTION SLATED TO IMPACT THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...RCS
SHORT TERM...PM/RAB
LONG TERM...PM/RAB
AVIATION...PH/RAB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
312 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-051915-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
312 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-033-043-044-058-059-051915-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
312 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE FOOTHILLS
AND PIEDMONT COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN EXTREMELY MOIST
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS IN PLACE AND STEERING CURRENTS ALOFT ARE VERY
WEAK. THUS...STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SLOW MOVING...VERY
EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-WVZ042-051915-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
312 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN EXTREMELY MOIST ATMOSPHERE REMAINS IN
PLACE AND STEERING CURRENTS ALOFT ARE VERY WEAK. THUS...STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SLOW MOVING...VERY EFFICIENT RAIN
PRODUCERS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER
STORM CELLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RCS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
148 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-WVZ042-041900-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...
PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
148 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

...SLOW MOVING SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN...

AT 145PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY
OCCURRING FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...WESTWARD INTO THE UPPER
TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE SHOWERS SHOWED VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT...SOME
DRIFTING TO THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR...OTHERS REMAINING
NEARLY STATIONARY. SLOW STORM MOVEMENT SUGGESTS VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL OCCUR OVER THE SAME AREA WHICH WILL RESULT IN POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAY.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...PLEASE MONITOR LOCAL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. DUE NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS
THE HIGHWAY...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. IN
ADDITION...DEBRIS MAY ALSO GET WASHED ONTO THE HIGHWAY DUE TO
THE INTENSE HEAVY RAINFALL. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
153 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

NCZ006-041830-
CASWELL NC-
153 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  AN INTENSE SHOWER NEAR YANCEYVILLE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5
  MPH.

* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
  ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PROSPECT HILL...
  YANCEYVILLE...
  HAMER...
  TOPNOT...
  AND BAYNES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

THIS SHOWER WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY INTO A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...SO
MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3627 7934 3642 7950 3654 7927 3654 7914
      3625 7915 3624 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 227DEG 6KT 3637 7935

PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
227 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

VAZ012>014-041930-
MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-WYTHE VA-
227 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
  MONTGOMERY...PULASKI AND WYTHE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
  TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN
  SOME PLACES. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS
  AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. THESE STORMS
  WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY OUT OF THE AREA...RESULTING IN PROLONGED
  HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BLACKSBURG...
  PILOT...
  CHRISTIANSBURG...
  RADFORD...
  AND ALLISONIA.

THIS INCLUDES VIRGINIA TECH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 8113 3707 8091 3711 8093 3718 8080
      3727 8051 3737 8033 3734 8026 3730 8026
      3723 8019 3711 8018 3708 8028 3702 8035
      3701 8052 3692 8066 3685 8081 3681 8103
      3677 8109 3676 8126 3692 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 236DEG 9KT 3696 8099

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
231 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-041930-
CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
231 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CENTRAL CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLANCH TO NEAR SEMORA...MOVING TO THE
  NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. IN
  ADDITION...THESE STORMS ARE VERY SLOW MOVING...AND WILL ALLOW
  HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST OVER SOME AREAS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF
  TIME. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND
  QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PROVIDENCE...
  DANVILLE CITY...
  TURBEVILLE...
  YANCEYVILLE...
  AND GATEWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

&&

LAT...LON 3638 7949 3668 7941 3661 7892 3654 7897
      3654 7914 3630 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 210DEG 15KT 3655 7929 3652 7912

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
255 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

VAZ007-009-042000-
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
255 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS
  OF SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE
  NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AT RATES OF 2 TO 3
  INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING AND WILL
  ALLOW HEAVY RAIN TO FALL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS FOR EXTENDED
  PERIODS OF TIME. HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS
  AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARION...
  BLUEFIELD...
  BURKES GARDEN...
  TAZEWELL...
  AND RICHLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8156
      3726 8150 3727 8142 3734 8136 3723 8123
      3722 8128 3717 8126 3715 8133 3712 8126
      3709 8127 3704 8146 3688 8132 3675 8168
      3693 8183 3696 8178 3703 8181 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 221DEG 6KT 3708 8160

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