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WGUS41 KLWX 062210
FLWLWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
610 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
DCC001-MDC031-VAC107-070100-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0042.080906T2210Z-080907T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
610 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 606 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS TAPERING OFF
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN. THESE AMOUNTS HAVE RESULTED IN FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...AND FLOOD PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE ARCOLA...ASHBURN...BLUEMONT...COUNTRYSIDE...DULLES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...LEESBURG...PURCELLVILLE...ROUND HILL...ASPEN
HILL...BETHESDA...BOYDS...CHEVY CHASE...COLESVILLE...DAMASCUS...
FAIRLAND...GAITHERSBURG...GERMANTOWN...HILLANDALE...MONTGOMERY
VILLAGE...NORTH POTOMAC...OLNEY...POOLESVILLE...POTOMAC...
ROCKVILLE...TAKOMA PARK...THE AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE...WHITE OAK...
ADAMS MORGAN...ANACOSTIA...AMERICAN UNIVERSITY...GEORGETOWN...
KENILWORTH...WASHINGTON AND US CAPITOL.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3927 7714 3925 7707 3917 7700 3913 7689
3897 7701 3889 7691 3880 7703 3891 7707
3897 7715 3898 7724 3902 7725 3906 7733
3885 7754 3894 7763 3901 7796 3908 7786
3932 7772 3930 7758 3922 7746 3934 7718
$$
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WGUS41 KLWX 062113
FLWLWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
513 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
DCC001-VAC013-059-153-179-510-600-610-683-685-070100-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0041.080906T2113Z-080907T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
513 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 507 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO
TAPER OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN. THESE AMOUNTS HAVE RESULTED IN FLOODING ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA...AND FLOOD PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE
ALEXANDRIA...ANNANDALE...ARLINGTON...BAILEY`S CROSSROADS...
BALLSTON...BELLE HAVEN...BULL RUN...BURKE...CENTREVILLE...
CHANTILLY...DALE CITY...DUMFRIES...FORT BELVOIR...FRANCONIA...GREAT
FALLS...HAYMARKET...HERNDON...HYBLA VALLEY...LAKE BARCROFT...LAKE
RIDGE...LINCOLNIA...LORTON...MCLEAN...MERRIFIELD...MONTCLAIR...NEWING
TON...OAKTON...RESTON...ROSSLYN...THE I395 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...
SPRINGFIELD...STAFFORD...THE I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...TRIANGLE...
TYSONS CORNER...VIENNA...WOLF TRAP AND WOODBRIDGE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3898 7724 3891 7707 3872 7704 3870 7711
3863 7717 3862 7725 3845 7732 3834 7732
3830 7736 3825 7734 3824 7737 3832 7748
3831 7754 3834 7761 3846 7763 3857 7753
3884 7772 3894 7765 3885 7754 3906 7733
$$
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WGUS81 KRNK 062102
FLSRNK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...
DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY
ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA
HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ALONG THE DAN RIVER AT BOTH SOUTH BOSTON AND
PACES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING AT SOUTH BOSTON WITH THE
RIVER REACHING A CREST OF AROUND 23.2 FEET LATER TONIGHT. FLOOD
STAGE AT SOUTH BOSTON IS 19 FEET. AT PACES...RISES TO NEAR FLOOD
STAGE WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BUT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN JUST BELOW THE 20 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. RISES WILL ALSO OCCUR ON
THE LOWER ROANOKE RIVER THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RANDOLPH RISING
ABOVE THE 21 FOOT FLOOD STAGE LATER SUNDAY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON `RIVERS & LAKES
AHPS`.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 10 PM.
VAC037-083-070501-
/O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0009.080908T0349Z-080909T0112Z/
/RNDV2.1.ER.080908T0349Z.080908T0600Z.080908T1312Z.NO/
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH.
* FROM TOMORROW LATE EVENING UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* AT 03PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.4 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.5 FEET ON NOV 18
2006.
$$
VAC083-070501-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0008.080906T2054Z-080908T0136Z/
/SBNV2.1.ER.080906T2009Z.080907T0600Z.080907T1336Z.NO/
502 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 04PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE
MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.1 FEET ON MAY 11
2008.
$$
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WGUS81 KRNK 061921
FLSRNK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
321 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...
DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA
EARLIER TODAY HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ALONG THE DAN RIVER AT BOTH
SOUTH BOSTON AND PACES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING AT SOUTH
BOSTON WITH THE RIVER REACHING A CREST OF AROUND 23.2 FEET LATER
TONIGHT. FLOOD STAGE AT SOUTH BOSTON IS 19 FEET. AT PACES...RISES TO
NEAR FLOOD STAGE WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON BUT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN JUST BELOW THE 20 FOOT FLOOD STAGE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON `RIVERS & LAKES
AHPS`.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM.
VAC083-070321-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0008.080906T2200Z-080908T0136Z/
/SBNV2.1.ER.080906T2200Z.080907T0600Z.080907T1336Z.NO/
321 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING
* AT 01PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.8 FEET ON DEC 11
2004.
$$
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WGUS41 KRNK 061906
FLWRNK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...
ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES
FOR THE ROANOKE RIVER...INCLUDING RANDOLPH...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
THERE WAS HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX. THIS LOCALIZED RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE A RISE ALONG THE ROANOKE RIVER. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT RANDOLPH SUNDAY EVENING AND PRODUCE MINOR
FLOODING WITH A CREST NEAR 21.4 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
$$
VAC037-083-070706-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0009.080908T0349Z-080909T0112Z/
/RNDV2.1.ER.080908T0349Z.080908T0600Z.080908T1312Z.NO/
306 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 01PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.4 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.5 FEET ON NOV 18
2006.
$$
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WGUS41 KAKQ 061820
FLWAKQ
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
220 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS APPOMATTOX RIVER IN VIRGINIA...
APPOMATTOX RIVER ABOVE FARMVILLE AFFECTING AMELIA...CUMBERLAND AND
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTIES
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX AFFECTING AMELIA...CHESTERFIELD AND
POWHATAN COUNTIES
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA AFFECTING CHESTERFIELD...DINWIDDIE AND
PETERSBURG (CITY) COUNTIES
FOR THE APPOMATTOX BASIN...INCLUDING FARMVILLE...MATTOAX...MATOACA...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
SAFETY MESSAGE...
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...
VAC007-049-147-070620-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FL.W.0006.080907T0600Z-080908T1708Z/
/FRMV2.1.ER.080907T0600Z.080908T0000Z.080908T1108Z.NO/
220 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE APPOMATTOX RIVER ABOVE FARMVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.5 FEET ON
AUG 19 1985.
$$
VAC007-041-145-070620-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FL.W.0007.080907T0540Z-000000T0000Z/
/MTXV2.1.ER.080907T0540Z.080908T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
220 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 25.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.4 FEET ON
MAR 8 1934.
$$
VAC041-053-730-070620-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FL.W.0008.080908T0500Z-000000T0000Z/
/MTCV2.1.ER.080908T0500Z.080908T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
220 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA.
* FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. CANAL BEGINS TO OVERFLOW
ALONG THE RIGHT BANK.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.4 FEET ON
DEC 3 1993.
$$
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WWUS71 KLWX 061738
NPWLWX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
138 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
VAZ036>038-061845-
/O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080907T0300Z/
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARLOTTESVILLE
138 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
$$
MDZ004>006-009-010-VAZ039>042-050-051-056-070145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080907T0300Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-SPOTSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...
FREDERICKSBURG
138 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY
RAIN BANDS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. GUSTY WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
$$
ROSA
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WGUS41 KRNK 061558
FLWRNK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1158 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...
DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY
FOR THE DAN RIVER...INCLUDING SOUTH BOSTON...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
THERE WAS HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA THIS MORNING
ACROSS SOUTHERN HALIFAX COUNTY. THIS LOCALIZED RAINFALL WILL CAUSE A
SUDDEN RISE ALONG THE DAN RIVER. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE AT SOUTH BOSTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE MINOR
FLOODING WITH A CREST NEAR 20.8 FEET THIS EVENING.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
$$
VAC083-070358-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0008.080906T2043Z-080907T2304Z/
/SBNV2.1.ER.080906T2043Z.080907T0000Z.080907T1104Z.NO/
1158 AM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 07AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.8 FEET ON DEC 11
2004.
$$
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