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Tazewell, VA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 130 PM EDT

* AT 1030 AM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY SHOWERS...MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS TAZEWELL COUNTY. A WEATHER
SPOTTER REPORTS THAT 1.84 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR RICHLANDS
SINCE 7:00 AM THIS MORNING. SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA ARE
REPORTED AT BANK FULL WITH PONDING IN DITCHES AND LOW SPOTS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...
TAZEWELL...
RICHLANDS...
ASBERRYS...
TIPTOP...
GLEN BURKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. 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.

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LAT...LON 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8155
3726 8150 3727 8143 3705 8141 3703 8146
3701 8144 3699 8148 3701 8147 3697 8162
3696 8170 3697 8172 3696 8178 3715 8190

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