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Tropical Storm Fay has delivered as promised, with its remnants dumping 2 to 6 inches of rain (a few higher amounts, a few lower amounts) on most of Southwest Virginia since the rain began during the day Tuesday. Of my last 25 blog entries, 24 have dealt with or mentioned Fay (or what would become Fay, in the case of my first one on Aug. 13 wondering "Is this tropical disturbance the next big thing?" I guess the answer was yes.) Fay made us wait an extra week ... instead of just beelining for us after making landfall in Florida, it got hung up by high pressure to the north, weaved and bobbed around Florida making 4 separate landfalls and dumping up to 26 inches of rain, then finally made its move our way this week.

We're not quite done with Fay yet. It's old circulation center is over eastern Kentucky, and is, appropriately enough, moving sluggishly northeastward, resisted by high pressure to the north. Fay is still spinning showers and bands of rain northward through the Carolinas toward us. They will be a little more dispersed, but the National Weather Service in Blacksburg still considers the threat of localized heavy rain serious enough to continue the flash flood watch until midnight. We will probably see some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms resulting from Fay's moisture and remnant circulation into Thursday as well.

Fay will soon have to step aside for Gustav, which has temporarily weakened to a tropical storm after interacting with the Hispaniola land mass but is projected to be a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico by the weekend. New Orleans is already getting nervous.

Below, in the extended entry, is a listing of rainfall amounts across the area through 3 p.m.:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
348 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...PRECIPITATION TOTALS...

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF UNOFFICIAL PRECIPITATION TOTALS FROM 8AM
TUESDAY THROUGH 3 PM WEDNESDAY. THESE REPORTS ARE FROM A COMBINATION
OF SOURCES INCLUDING COOP OBSERVERS...IFLOWS GAGES...AND ASOS AND
HAVE NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED.

VIRGINIA

...ALLEGHANY COUNTY...

2.04 LOW MOOR IFLOWS
1.68 FORE MTN IFLOWS
1.48 WARM SPRINGS MTN IFLOWS
1.44 NICHOLLS KNOB IFLOWS
1.36 RICH PATCH IFLOWS
1.36 OGLE CREEK IFLOWS

...AMHERST COUNTY...

1.00 PEDLAR DAM

...BATH COUNTY...

1.88 INGALLS FIELD IFLOWS
1.64 JORDON TOP IFLOWS
1.56 TRAPPERS LODGE IFLOWS
1.28 YOST IFLOWS
1.28 LIME KILN RAWS

...BEDFORD COUNTY...

1.30 BEDFORD COOP
1.27 HUDDLESTON COOP

...BLAND COUNTY...

1.52 BLAND COOP

...BOTETOURT COUNTY...

5.64 TINKER CREEK IFLOWS
4.48 CARVIN CREEK IFLOWS
4.44 DALEVILLE IFLOWS
3.32 APPLE ORCHARD IFLOWS
3.28 TROUTVILLE IFLOWS
2.92 ORISKANY IFLOWS
2.72 GLADE CREEK IFLOWS
1.84 SLOAN BRANCH IFLOWS
1.64 NORTH FORK IFLOWS
1.32 LITHIA IFLOWS
1.04 BUCHANAN

...CITY OF DANVILLE...

4.86 DANVILLE ASOS

...CITY OF ROANOKE...

3.12 ROANOKE R. AT WALNUT ST.
3.04 ROANOKE R AT STP IFLOWS

...CAMPBELL COUNTY...

1.36 LYNCHBURG AP (ASOS)

...CARROLL COUNTY...

4.72 PIPERS GAP ILFOWS
4.64 FANCY GAP IFLOWS
3.80 WOODLAWN IFLOWS
3.05 GALAX WATER PLANT COOP
2.20 BUFFALO MTN. IFLOWS
2.16 GLADESBORO IFLOWS

...CRAIG COUNTY...

2.57 CRAIG VALLEY RAWS NR. NEW CASTLE 2 NE
2.52 CRAIGS CK/RTE 614 IFLOWS
2.32 ABBOTT IFLOWS
2.16 JOHNS CK/RTE 311 IFLOWS
2.08 UPPER JOHNS CREEK IFLOWS
2.04 SIMMONSVILLE IFLOWS
1.60 POTTS MTN. IFLOWS

...FLOYD COUNTY...

4.36 COPPER HILL IFLOWS
1.84 MTN. VIEW CHURCH IFLOWS
1.81 COPPER HILL COOP
1.40 WILLIS COOP
1.34 WILLIS DCP

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...

4.20 ROUTE 640/PIGG R. IFLOWS
4.12 BLACKWATER/CALW IFLOWS
4.12 SIMMONDS GAP IFLOWS
3.99 MAGGODEE CK IFLOWS
3.95 ROCKY MOUNT/PIGG R. IFLOWS
3.72 FERRUM IFLOWS
3.36 ADNEY GAP IFLOWS
2.50 ROCKY MOUNT COOP
2.38 SNOW CRK/RTE 632 IFLOWS
1.08 GILLS CREEK NF IFLOWS

...GILES COUNTY...

2.72 MOUNTAIN LAKE BIO IFLOWS
2.36 DISMAL
2.12 SPRUCE RUN IFLOWS
1.88 WOLF CREEK IFLOWS
1.64 NORTH FORK IFLOWS
1.64 BUTT MTN IFLOWS
1.14 STAFFORDSVILLE COOP

...GRAYSON COUNTY...

4.44 JONES KNOB IFLOWS
4.40 GRAYSON HIGHLAND IFLOWS
4.24 BETHEL IFLOWS
1.59 TROUTDALE DCP

...HALIFAX COUNTY...

2.19 RANDOLPH

...HENRY COUNTY...

5.31 MT HERMON CHURCH IFLOWS
4.90 BLACKBERRY BRDG IFLOWS
4.89 JONES CREEK IFLOWS
4.60 PROVIDENCE CH. IFLOWS
4.34 LOWER SMITH IFLOWS
3.92 BLACKBERRY CREEK IFLOWS
3.76 SANVILLE IFLOWS
3.71 SMITH RIVER SG IFLOWS
3.59 CHESTNUT KNOB IFLOWS
3.52 MARROWBONE RES. IFLOWS
3.28 MEADOWS CHURCH IFLOWS
3.07 RANGELEY BRANCH IFLOWS
3.04 MARTINSVILLE HYD ELEC IFLOWS
2.92 PRILLIMAN IFLOWS
2.60 PHILPOTT DAM
2.04 BLUE RIDGE AIRPORT

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

2.80 BRUSH MTN IFLOWS
2.56 BLACKSBURG IFLOWS
2.28 FALLING BRANCH IFLOWS
2.28 IRONTO IFLOWS
2.16 LAFAYETTE SG/IFLOWS
1.96 POOR MTN. IFLOWS
1.84 SHAWSVILLE SG/IFLOWS
1.64 BLACKSBURG NWS
1.35 CHRISTIANSBURG 1S COOP
1.31 LAFAYETTE COOP

...PATRICK COUNTY...

7.18 BUSTED ROCK #2 IFLOWS
4.76 CIRCLE M IFLOWS
3.96 CRITZ IFLOWS
3.80 BUSTED ROCK #1 IFLOWS
3.72 DRY POND IFLOWS
3.64 SLATE MTN. IFLOWS
3.20 WOOLWINE COOP
2.83 STUART COOP
2.65 MEADOWS OF DAN COOP
2.28 RAVEN ROCK CHURCH IFLOWS
1.88 WILLOW HILL CHRCH IFLOWS
1.68 DOE RUN CHURCH IFLOWS
1.00 SAMUEL GROVE CHURCH IFLOWS

...PULASKI COUNTY...

3.76 PEAK CREEK IFLOWS
2.92 BACK CREEK IFLOWS
2.88 CASEKNIFE STN IFLOWS
2.32 NRV AP IFLOWS
1.68 COVE MTN IFLOWS
1.45 RADFORD COOP

...ROANOKE COUNTY...

6.39 WITT`S ORCHARD
5.08 MASON CREEK IFLOWS
4.76 SUGARLOAF MTN IFLOWS
3.51 ROANOKE AP (ASOS)
3.44 MASON COVE IFLOWS
3.36 FORT LEWIS MTN IFLOWS
3.32 MILL MOUNTAIN IFLOWS
3.00 TINKER CREEK S. IFLOWS SG/RG
2.36 SALEM PUMP STN IFLOWS
1.75 ROANOKE COOP

...ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...

3.40 IRISH GAP IFLOWS
2.28 BUFFALO CK AT MURAT IFLOWS SG/RG
1.68 GLASGOW IFLOWS SG/RG
1.64 NORTH MTN IFLOWS
1.56 LEXINGTON IFLOWS
1.56 BUENA VISTA RIVER
1.44 ROCKBRIDGE BATHS IFLW/USGS
1.28 N. BUFFALO CRK IFLOWS

...SMYTH COUNTY...

2.72 LITTLE BRUSHY IFLOWS
2.28 NEBO IFLOWS
2.02 MARION TVA RG
1.93 SALTVILLE PRECIP (TVA)
1.72 WALKER HOUSE IFLOWS
1.64 SALTVILLE COOP
1.58 MT EMPIRE AIRPORT
1.52 CAMP IFLOWS

...TAZEWELL COUNTY...

2.52 EAST RIVER MTN IFLOWS
2.36 GRATTON IFLOWS
1.75 BURKES GARDEN COOP
1.72 SPRINGVILLE IFLOWS
1.60 CUMBERLAND HTS IFLOWS
1.40 BLUESTONE IFLOWS
1.20 JEWELL RIDGE IFLOWS
1.17 RICHLANDS PRECIP (TVA)
1.08 WHITAKER RIDGE
1.05 RICHLANDS COOP

...WYTHE COUNTY...

3.64 2WAY WYTHEVILLE
3.52 SAND MTN IFLOWS
3.11 STONY FORK USFS RAWS
2.76 CEDAR SPRINGS IFLOWS
2.40 CRAWFISH VALLEY IFLOWS
2.19 WYTHEVILLE COOP
1.24 WALKER LOOKOUT

NORTH CAROLINA

...ASHE COUNTY...

8.38 JEFFERSON COOP
6.83 LAUREL SPRINGS RAWS SITE
5.88 TRANSOU COOP
1.90 ASHE COUNTY AP

...CASWELL COUNTY...

3.66 CASWELL GAME LANDS RAWS
1.48 YANCEYVILLE 4 SE COOP

...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...

3.50 REIDSVILLE COOP
1.36 EDEN COOP

...STOKES COUNTY...

2.51 DANBURY
1.14 KING AG COOP

...SURRY COUNTY...

3.38 FISHER R. NR COPELAND
2.38 ARARAT R. AT ARARAT
2.33 MOUNT AIRY COOP
1.03 SURRY COUNTY AP

...WATAUGA COUNTY...

10.76 BOONE 1 SE COOP
6.76 TRIPLETT PRECIP GAGE
4.62 BOONE RG (TVA)
4.40 BLACKBURN KNOB IFLOWS

...WILKES COUNTY...

7.31 ELK CREEK DCP
6.95 WILBAR PRECIP
5.81 W KERR SCOTT RESV
5.04 RENDEZVOUS MTN RAWS SITE
4.86 NORTH WILKESBORO COOP
4.45 ROARING RIVER DCP

...YADKIN COUNTY...

1.81 YADKINVILLE COOP
4.61 JONESVILLE

WEST VIRGINA

...MERCER COUNTY...

1.68 EGERIA IFLOWS
1.60 BRAMWELL IFLOWS
1.32 MATAOKA IFLOWS
1.21 BLUEFIELD FAA AIRPOR

...MONROE COUNTY...

1.36 BALLARD IFLOWS

...SUMMERS COUNTY...

2.30 PIPESTEM RAWS
1.76 ELLISON RIDGE IFLOWS
1.72 KEENEY KNOB IFLOWS
1.28 PIPESTEM KNOB IFLOWS