SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 936 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 VAZ007-010>014-016>020-022>024-033-034-WVZ042>045-120430- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH VA-BEDFORD VA-BLAND VA-BOTETOURT VA-CARROLL VA- CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-GILES VA-GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV- MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA- SUMMERS WV-TAZEWELL VA-WYTHE VA- 936 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY...BATH...BEDFORD... BLAND...BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SUMMERS...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE COUNTIES... AT 935 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. EMBEDDED IN THE AREA OF RAIN ARE A FEW HEAVIER BANDS OF RAIN. AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES INDICATE THAT RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS OF RAIN. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WATCH FOR WATER LEVEL RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR PONDED WATER ON THE ROADS TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. LAT...LON 3814 8036 3811 8036 3805 8027 3804 8018 3807 7996 3822 7988 3782 7924 3668 8055 3725 8150 3729 8140 3742 8129 3749 8127 3771 8090 3825 8048 $$ EXPERIMENTAL KK === END OF MESSAGE ========================================================