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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

407 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT



* AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 

STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER NORTHERN 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY DUMPED AS MUCH AS 2 

INCHES...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM. THIS 

WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG CRAIG CREEK AND MILL CREEK.



OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS THIS HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE...CALDWELL 

FIELDS CAMPGROUND AND US ROUTE 460.



<<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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