Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA

960 
WGUS71 KRNK 050831
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
431 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

VAC021-185-051300-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-
431 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT
THURSDAY FOR
CENTRAL BLAND AND NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES...

AT 429 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST 
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXITING THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...2 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN A 2 HOUR PERIOD. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY 
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS... 
POSSIBLY PUSHING THEM OUT OF THEIR BANKS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE 
NIGHT...AFFECTING NEARBY ROADWAYS AND PROPERTY. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAND...
BLUEFIELD...
BASTIAN... 
AND BURKES GARDEN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY.  DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.

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 3721 8155 3726 8150 3727 8142 3729 8140
      3713 8102 3704 8120 3720 8172 3720 8168

$$

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739 
WGUS71 KRNK 051108
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
708 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

VAC021-185-051300-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-
708 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT
THURSDAY FOR
CENTRAL BLAND AND NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES...

AT 704 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA. 
2 TO 3 INCHES OFF RAIN HAS FALLEN AROUND THE TIPTOP AREA...SOUTHEAST 
TOWARD BLUEFIELD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FLOODING...BUT AN 
ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAND...
BLUEFIELD...
TAZEWELL...
BASTIAN...
AND BURKES GARDEN. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS NEARBY COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND. IF
YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.

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 3721 8155 3726 8150 3727 8142 3729 8140
      3713 8102 3704 8120 3720 8172 3720 8168

$$

WP

967 
WGUS71 KRNK 051223
FFSRNK

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
823 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

VAC021-185-051232-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-
823 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 
CENTRAL BLAND AND NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3721 8155 3726 8150 3727 8142 3729 8140
      3713 8102 3704 8120 3720 8172 3720 8168

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
141 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 130 AM EDT THURSDAY...

STRONG STORMS STILL LINED UP FROM ERN KY INTO FAR SW VA/SE WV.
HOWEVER...NOT SEEING ANY LOW LVL ROTATION. COLLABORATION WITH THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER WILL LEAD TO US CANCELLING THE TORNADO
WATCH BY 2 AM. LOOKING AT MORE A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT AS
STORMS LINED UP WEST TO EAST WITH TRAINING OF CELL. INSTABILITY IS
LESSENING SO ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN THROUGH THE MORNING.

PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION...

DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT...THURSDAY MAY OR MAY NOT
REVEAL MUCH IN THE WAY OF A SEVERE STORM THREAT. IF THE OUTFLOW
CLEARS THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...THE FORECAST WILL BE GREATLY SIMPLIFIED WITH ONLY
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE ACTUAL SURFACE FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY. WILL
MAINTAIN CHC THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THURSDAY...BUT TREND
SHOULD BE FOR CLEARING AS WE TRANSITION INTO A DIFFERENT AIRMASS
THURSDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTH.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT LOOK VERY MILD WITH DEWPOINTS KEEPING
READINGS ABOVE 60. WENT BLO MAV GUIDANCE THURSDAY WITH THE
THINKING THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE DEBRIS CLOUDINESS AND LESS
SOLAR INSOLATION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 310 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

SEVERAL WAVES ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL IT FROM TEXAS
EASTWARD TO SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...A 1018 MB
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES. LOW
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S IN THE
COOLER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO THE LOWER 60S IN THE PIEDMONT.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRAVEL EAST ALONG THE FRONT TO CROSS
THE APPALACHIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FORECAST CHALLENGE IS
HOW FAR NORTH DOES THE MOISTURE AND CONVECTION SPREAD. THE NAM
REMAINS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND FURTHER NORTH WITH THE CONVECTION IN
CONTRAST TO THE GFS/ECMWF. HOWEVER...THE GFS DOES PIVOT MOISTURE
NORTH ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE FRIDAY NIGHT. KEPT SOME LIGHT
POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL VARY FROM THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE PIEDMONT. LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM
THE UPPER 40S IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S IN THE
SOUTHEAST.

BY SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN
A LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW THAT WILL RETURN ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO OUR
AREA. WITH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND SOME LIFT...EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY WITH AFTERNOON
HEATING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST MAY HINDER CONVECTION. HIGHS ON SATURDAY
WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE UPPER 70S IN THE WEST TO THE MID 80S IN
THE EAST.  AS CLOUD COVER DIMINISHES DURING THE EVENING...MAY SEE
PATCHY FOG DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVED HEAVIER RAIN. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING WILL VARY FROM THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S
IN THE PIEDMONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 310 PM WEDNESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY WILL LIFT NORTH PULLING A
WARM FRONT NORTHWARD ACROSS REGION WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. KEPT THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...THE
WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTH INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE COLD
FRONT GENERALLY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST
ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY AND STALLS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT AS A WAVE SLIDE EAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. LOW
PRESSURE CENTER LIFTS NORTH INTO NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO TENNESSEE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 130 AM EDT THURSDAY..

WATCHING RADAR SHOWS THAT LYH/LWB AND BLF ARE IN LINE FOR
SHRA/TSRA EARLY ON BEFORE CONVECTION WEAKENS BY 09Z. BLF WILL BE
THE MOST IN LINE TO SEE THUNDERSTORMS AS CONVECTION IS FADING NEAR
LWB AND LYH.

OVERALL THIS MORNING LOOKING AT VARIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO
CIGS/VSBYS. OUTSIDE ANY STORMS SKIES WILL BE SCT/BKN BUT WITH
AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL FOG MAY FORM. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM
THAT AT LEAST ALL SITES GET MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 12-14Z.
QUESTION IS CIG VS VSBY. MODELS SHOW MORE POTENTIAL FOR LOWER CIGS
AS MIXING OF WINDS KEEPS FOG LIMITED.

FROPA LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND 12Z FROM LWB-ROA-LYH AND DAN/BLF
12-15Z.

ONCE THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THERE WILL BE A BRIEF GUST OF WIND AT
THE AIRPORTS BUT ONLY ROA/BCB SHOULD SEE THE HIGHER GUSTS OF
20KTS.

SKIES SHOULD START TO SCATTER OUT TO VFR NLT 15-18Z...HOLDING ON
LONGER AT BLF.

HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING
TURNING WINDS AROUND MORE TO THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST WITH
SPEEDS SUBSIDING TO UNDER 5 KNOTS.

EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT. ASIDE
FROM POTENTIAL FOG LATE NIGHT FOG EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS INTO
SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH
POTENTIAL FOR MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS AND SUB VFR WX INTO MONDAY.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
AS OF 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

APPEARS COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT LYNCHBURG.
THE LYH OBSERVATION HAS ALL ELEMENTS BEING REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

THE THUNDER SENSOR AT BLUEFIELD IS NOT OPERATING. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL NOT BE REPORTED IN THE BLF OBSERVATION UNTIL THIS EQUIPMENT
HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...AMS/PM
NEAR TERM...AMS/PM/WP
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...DS/MBS/WP
EQUIPMENT...AMS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
154 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-
058-059-WVZ043>045-060600-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
154 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-016-WVZ042-060600-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
MERCER-
154 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1002 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

NCZ019-050215-
WILKES NC-
1002 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 1001 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOOMER...MOVING TO THE
  SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WILKES COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3602 8134 3605 8140 3605 8139 3606 8140
      3609 8135 3603 8116 3603 8127 3600 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 294DEG 25KT 3605 8132

DS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1007 PM EDT WED JUN 04 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW COVINGTON CITY     37.80N 80.00W
06/04/2014                   ALLEGHANY          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 60 WEST OF COVINGTON

&&

PW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1010 PM EDT WED JUN 04 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE COVINGTON CITY    37.85N 79.97W
06/04/2014                   ALLEGHANY          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 220 NORTH OF COVINGTON

&&

PW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1022 PM EDT WED JUN 04 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW CLIFTON FORGE CITY 37.84N 79.85W
06/04/2014                   ALLEGHANY          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ON SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD

&&

PW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1101 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-050330-
CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
1101 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 1100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DANVILLE CITY...MOVING TO THE
  EAST AT 40 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY
  RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND
  QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BLAIRS...
  DANVILLE CITY...
  TURBEVILLE...
  GATEWOOD...
  AND DANVILLE AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY...SO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3657 7952 3670 7948 3665 7898 3654 7905
      3654 7914 3644 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 284DEG 41KT 3661 7941

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
201 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

VAZ007-010>012-WVZ042-050700-
TAZEWELL VA-GILES VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-MERCER WV-
201 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 300 AM EDT

* AT 157 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST FROM MCDOWELL
  COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA TOWARD EASTERN TAZEWELL AND
  SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTIES.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKY GAP...
  BLAND...
  BLUEFIELD...
  BURKES GARDEN...
  AND CLEAR FORK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS HEAVY RAIN HAS FORMED UP ALONG A LINE...AND WILL PASS OVER THE
SAME LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY. IF THE HEAVY RAIN PASSES OVER THE SAME
LOCATIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY
BE NEEDED. MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3721 8155 3723 8151 3726 8150 3727 8144
      3727 8142 3731 8140 3732 8137 3742 8131
      3728 8081 3692 8113 3720 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 289DEG 20KT 3725 8139

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