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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

800 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY 

  RAIN CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE 

  BLACKSBURG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS MEASURED OVER 2 

  INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 725 PM AND 800 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 

  WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE...BLACKSBURG AND 

  MERRIMAC...



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

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN IN

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



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