Flash Flood Statement Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
622 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
VAC003-540-180000-
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CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VA-ALBEMARLE VA-
622 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL ALBEMARLE AND CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM EDT...911 CENTER OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY REPORTED
FLASH FLOODING FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SCOTT
STADIUM.
ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...FLASH FLOODING IS
STILL EXPECTED.
AT 615 PM EDT...IVY ROAD AT OLD IVY ROAD WAS REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING.
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOODWATER USUALLY IS
DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE WHEN
FLOODED ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3815 7865 3815 7848 3804 7840 3800 7861
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