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VAC105-167-169-191-195-180700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

940 PM EST SUN MAR 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



LEE COUNTY...SCOTT COUNTY...RUSSELL COUNTY...AND WASHINGTON 

COUNTY...IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 2 AM MONDAY MORNING...



HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN FOR THE LAST DAY OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 

HAVE SATURATED THE GROUND AND FILLED STREAM CHANNELS. ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.



SOME FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN SMALLER STREAMS AND ALONG THE 

CLINCH RIVER. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ROAD 

CLOSURES...EVACUATIONS...AND BECOME A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. 



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING

INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.



TAKE ACTION NOW IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE 

WATER. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE 

THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER CROSS A FLOWING 

STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT.



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