Breaking news from the western portion of the county i live in,
Frederick Co, VA
Severe flash flooding along Back Creek. Radar estimated at least 8" of
rain has fallen in the SW portion of the county. About 4:20pm, tow
campgrounds, including the Boy Scout camp, were ordered evacuated as
fears a dam would burst. Residents were also subject to the evacuation.
A road that parallels the creek was washed out or covered in many
places. However, by 5:15pm, the Sheriff's Dept was reporting that
flooding was subsiding.
But the flooding was getting worse along US Rt 50 west of town, where
the drainage of the above area goes to.
And radar shows numerous heavy t-storms to the southwest.
My rain total thru 5:50pm: .52" since 8pm Thur.
More later tonight.
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WGUS71 KLWX 222105
FFSLWX
VAZ028-222315-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
500 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA
AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER THROUGH 715 PM...
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA SINCE 2 PM. RADAR
ESTIMATES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER
WERE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES.
COUNTY OFFICIALS AND SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS ROADS
INCLUDING A PORTION OF ROUTE 50 ARE FLOODED. ROUTE 50 IS DOWN TO 2 LANES
AT ROUTE 600. ROUTE 600 IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER EAST OF ROUTE
50. VALLEY MILL ROAD IS ALSO CLOSED BY HIGH WATER. NEAR GORE...CAMP
ROCK ENON HAS BEEN EVACUATED BECAUSE BACK CREEK HAS OVERFLOWED ITS
BANKS.
DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING REPORTED ACROSS FREDERICK COUNTY AND THE
WINCHESTER AREA...UNLESS TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IT IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE
EVENING. TWO OR MORE INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL FLOODING. AREAS THAT HAVE ONGOING FLOODING WILL NOT SEE WATER
SUBSIDE UNTIL AT LEAST LATE THIS EVENING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR
VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$
MMARGRAF
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