THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH.
* FROM TOMORROW LATE EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 08PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.3 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.5 FEET ON FEB 8 2004.
$$
07

THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD...THE CITY OF
DANVILLE...THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
BEDFORD...PITTSYLVANIA...HENRY...AMHERST...BUCKINGHAM...APPOMATTOX...
CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...PATRICK...CASWELL...
STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 1230 AM EST...RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE WARNED AREA...AND
WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES CLOSE TO THE BLUE RIDGE. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
MORNING. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND
ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT HAVE SMALL STREAM FLOODING INCLUDE IN FRANKLIN
COUNTY VIRGINIA...DOE RUN AND COLES CREEK IN THE ROCKY MOUNT
AREA...IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...LITTLE SYCAMORE CREEK IN THE BRIGHTS
AREA...THE WEST FORK OF STINKING RIVER NEAR GRETNA...AND STRAWBERRY
CREEK NEAR SWANSONVILLE...IN HALIFAX COUNTY...MARTINS BRANCH NEAR
CLOVER.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS OCCURRING.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3735 7846 3737 7858 3725 7868 3707 7844
      3671 7863 3664 7855 3669 7867 3654 7914
      3623 7917 3625 8045 3655 8043 3660 8063
      3690 8019 3704 8012 3716 7992 3774 7931
      3779 7909 3754 7887 3776 7863 3769 7824
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***** CHOOSE WARNGEN OPERATOR *****
WP

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...
 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
 CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA...
 AMHERST...APPOMATTOX...BEDFORD...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...
 CHARLOTTE...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND
 PITTSYLVANIA.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY OF 1.0 TO 3.0 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* THE PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
  CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS IS ALSO
  EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SEE THE LATEST
  RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR FLOODING EXPECTED ON THE DAN AND LOWER
  ROANOKE RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH POSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF THE WET SOIL CONDITIONS...THESE WINDS
WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SOME TREES...AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH COMBINED
WITH WET SOILS TO DOWN SOME TREES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AS
THESE GUSTS COULD DOWN LIMBS AND TREES ALONG HIGHWAYS.
$$