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Areal Flood Advisory

Statement as of 9:46 PM EDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 11:45 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Bedford County in south central Virginia...
eastern Roanoke County in west central Virginia...
Franklin County in west central Virginia...
southeastern Botetourt County in west central Virginia...
City of Bedford in south central Virginia...

* until 1145 PM EDT

* at 941 PM EDT... Doppler radar that showers with heavy rain were
tracking from south to north across the advisory area. Rainfall
amounts of 1.0 to 1.5 inches were common from south central
Franklin... northward through eastern Roanoke... into southern
Botetourt County... and eastward into western Bedford County. The
heaviest rain had occurred near Vinton and between Rocky Mount and
Wirtz. In these areas... flooding of low-lying and flood prone
areas is likely... along with ponding of water on roadways.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include
Stewartsville... Bedford City... Huddleston... Moneta... and Rocky
Mount.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.0 inch will be possible
through 1130 PM EDT... likely resulting in additional minor flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated... or
ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find
alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing
water to carry vehicles away.


Lat... Lon 3761 7960 3753 7950 3756 7945 3741 7934
      3704 7953 3704 7960 3683 7966 3682 7973
      3679 7976 3680 7979 3679 7981 3683 8000
      3678 8003 3682 8007 3728 7990 3729 7988
      3765 7991


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Record Report

Statement as of 5:18 AM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Blacksburg VA...

A record rainfall of 1.1 inches was set at Blacksburg VA yesterday.
This ties the old record of 1.1 set in 1986.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 8:46 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Precipitation totals...

The following is a list of unofficial precipitation totals for a 12
hour period ending at 8 PM Sunday. These reports are from a
combination of sources including coop observers... IFLOWS gages... and
ASOS and have not been quality controlled.


North Carolina


... Ashe County...

    0.32 nf new/Ashland IFLOWS

... Caswell County...

    0.28 Caswell game lands RAWS

... Surry County...

    0.99 Raven Knob RAWS
    0.66 Ararat r. At Ararat

... Wilkes County...

    1.02 Elk Creek at Elkville dcp
    0.53 Roaring River dcp


Virginia


... Bath County...

    0.40 trappers Lodge IFLOWS

... Botetourt County...

    0.52 apple Orchard IFLOWS

... City of Danville...

    0.64 Danville ASOS

... Campbell County...

    0.41 Lynchburg ap (asos)

... Franklin County...

    0.76 Blackwater/calw IFLOWS
    0.47 Rocky Mount/pigg r. IFLOWS
    0.34 maggodee ck IFLOWS

... Grayson County...

    0.28 Jones Knob IFLOWS

... Henry County...

    1.18 lower Smith IFLOWS
    0.75 Sanville IFLOWS
    0.68 Meadows church IFLOWS
    0.48 Jones Creek IFLOWS
    0.28 Mt Hermon church IFLOWS
    0.26 Philpott dam

... Patrick County...

    0.35 Raven Rock church IFLOWS
    0.32 Critz IFLOWS
    0.32 Willow Hill chrch IFLOWS

... Pulaski County...

    0.51 Cove mtn IFLOWS

... Smyth County...

    1.06 Saltville precip (tva)
    0.95 Walker house IFLOWS
    0.87 Little Brushy IFLOWS
    0.79 Mt. Rogers IFLOWS

... Tazewell County...

    1.19 Whitaker Ridge IFLOWS
    1.11 Cumberland hts IFLOWS
    0.75 xmas tree hill IFLOWS
    0.72 Richlands precip (tva)
    0.28 Bluestone IFLOWS

... Wythe County...

    0.75 Crawfish Valley IFLOWS


West Virginia


... Mercer County...

    0.32 Arista IFLOWS


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Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , Frost Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
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Oregon - Special Statement
Pennsylvania - Public Information Statement
South Carolina - Flood Warning
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Tennessee - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
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Washington - Special Statement
West Virginia - Record Report , Public Information Statement
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Wyoming - Winter Weather Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
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