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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1026 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

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CITY OF SALEM VA-CITY OF ROANOKE VA-ROANOKE VA-
1026 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE CITY OF ROANOKE...THE
CITY OF SALEM... ROANOKE COUNTY...

MOST CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RECEDING THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER...AT 10:00 PM...LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT A LOW WATER CROSSING...BETWEEN THE 1000 TO 
900 BLOCK OF WILEY DRIVE...SOUTHWEST ROANOKE...WAS EXPERIENCING SOME 
FLOODING.  DUE TO RUNOFF...THIS LOCATION MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER 
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

RAINFALL THIS EVENING WAS QUITE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS...THE TINKER 
CREEK RAIN GAGE RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 
12 HOURS...2.75 OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE RAIN GAGE 
REPORTS ACROSS ROANOKE COUNTY TODAY WERE CLOSER TO ABOUT 2 INCHES. 

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...SOME LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE.  THE 
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREA WILL LIKELY BE CANCELED BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN CONTINUES.  STREAM LEVELS WILL BE HIGH FOR THE 
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE COMPROMISED...AND 
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE RESIDUAL PONDING OF WATER.  UNTIL 
THE WATER COMPLETELY RECEDES PLEASE USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT 
TONIGHT. 



LAT...LON 3733 7986 3731 7985 3726 7985 3722 7987
      3719 7989 3716 8016 3735 8023 3741 8008

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