Isn't a Bit Early for This?

THIS MESSAGE EXPIRES AT 4:15 PM EDT ON TUESDAY, JULY 17TH, 2007...
OR WHEN CANCELED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1221 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 1221 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSON. THESE
STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER
HOUR. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF EXPERIENCING URBAN
AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALONG DOG CREEK.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

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.

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.

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