Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
717 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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TAZEWELL VA-SMYTH VA-
717 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN TAZEWELL AND WESTERN SMYTH COUNTIES...

AT 715 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE CITY OF SALTVILLE
AT 6 PM WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED AND SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS CLOSED
IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL. COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO
REMAIN AWAY FROM THIS AREA UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. SEVERAL ROADS
WERE ALSO CLOSED IN THE CITY OF RICHLANDS FROM FLASH FLOODING AS WELL ALONG
WITH DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAYS. U.S. 460 NEAR THE CITY OF TAZEWELL WAS ALSO
CLOSED BECAUSE OF DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY.

ALTHOUGH RAINFALL IN THE AREA HAS DIMINISHED...AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH OF
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RICHLANDS...
SALTVILLE...
CHILHOWIE...
JEWELL RIDGE...
AND RAVEN.

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.

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 3720 8178 3722 8169 3720 8168 3721 8155
      3725 8149 3701 8169 3680 8156 3676 8169
      3680 8170 3693 8183 3695 8182 3696 8178
      3705 8182 3712 8189 3715 8190

$$

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