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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

340 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF NORTON IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 745 AM EDT



* AT 340 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR NICKELSVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GATE

  CITY.  THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD WERE MOVING EAST

  AT 25 MPH.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE

  IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH DAYBREAK...WITH HOURLY RAINFALL

  RATES EASILY REACHING 1 TO 2 INCHES.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  NICKELSVILLE...DUNGANNON...COLLINGWOOD...CASTLEWOOD...ST. PAUL...

  BENHAMS...HANSONVILLE...HOLSTON...HILANDER PARK...LEBANON



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



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