The end is near
Posted Jun27, 2006 at 03:44 PM
Dry air is finally punching eastward, pushing the pesky stationary front and the tropical moisture clinging to it eastward. At 3:30 p.m., the western edge of the rain area was across the Roanoke Valley, shifting eastward.
This will bring the flooding rains to an end across the area. However, many creeks and rivers will continue to rise for hours to come as runoff from several days of heavy rain continue.
Current projections are for the Roanoke River to rise to between 13 and 14.5 feet around 6 p.m. this evening, according to the National Weather Service. It was sitting at 12.4 feet at the Walnut Street gauge at about 3:30 p.m.
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