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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

304 AM EST MON MAR 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 900 AM EST.



* AT 304 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING      

  ACROSS PORTIONS OF WYTHE AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE 

  RICHLANDS AREA...AND NEAR BLACKLICK. HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST OFF   

  AND ON THROUGH DAWN...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 



LOCATIONS THREATENED BY FLOODING THROUGH 900 AM EST INCLUDE



   TAZEWELL...

   WYTHEVILLE...

   RURAL RETREAT...

   RICHLANDS...



PEOPLE ALONG REED CREEK AND MILL CREEK IN WYTHE COUNTY...AS WELL AS 

SMALLER CREEKS ALONG THE CLINCH RIVER IN TAZEWELL COUNTY CAN EXPECT 

SOME FLOODING. 



<<CALL TO ACTION>>DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE 

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE OF FEET TO FLOAT 

YOUR VEHICLE. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.





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