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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1123 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEXINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 230 AM EDT



* AT 1123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS IN NORTH CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

  DRIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.  RAINFALL UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IS 

  POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE...BROWNSBURG...  

FAIRFIELD AND LEXINGTON...



<<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

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



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