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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

113 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 500 PM EST.



* AT 113 PM EST RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 

  ALBEMARLE COUNTY. THIS AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. 

  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING IN ALBEMARLE 

  COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FLOODING IS OCCURRING



  AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND ANOTHER INCH OF 

  RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 500 PM. 



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE CHARLOTTESVILLE...CROZET AND FREE UNION.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3801 7882 3775 7864 3813 7824 3826 7867



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