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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

513 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013



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PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-

513 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FRIDAY

FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...



AT 507 AM EDT...RAINFALL WAS FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS 

SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL NEAR 10 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN IN PARTS OF 

THE COUNTY JUST NORTH OF DANVILLE DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS. JUST 

SINCE MIDNIGHT...OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN DANVILLE 

CITY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES COMMON ACROSS A LARGE 

PORTION OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY. 



SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING WATER 

RESCUES...SUBMERGED VEHICLES...FLOODED AND CLOSED ROADS...AND WATER 

IN HOMES HAS BEEN REPORTED. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS 

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. MAY SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL 

RISE WELL ABOVE BANKFULL. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS 

SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE 

THROUGH THE MORNING. 



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

BLAIRS...

DANVILLE CITY...

RINGGOLD...

DANVILLE AIRPORT...

AND WESTOVER HILLS. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND

UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND

DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND NOW.



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.



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.



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LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918

      3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922

      3654 7955



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