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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

357 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT



* AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST MERCER COUNTY. THIS AREA 

HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG CAMP CREEK AND MASH FORK.



* OTHER LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE...CAMP CREEK      

  STATE PARK...FLAT TOP.



<<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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