

000 

WGUS51 KRNK 201356

FFWRNK

VAC031-037-201745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

855 AM EST THU MAR 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1245 PM EST



* AT 855 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY  

 RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA.  HEAVY RAIN FOR THE REST OF THE 

 MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES BETWEEN 9:00 

 AND 11:00 AM. THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID RISE ON CREEKS AND SMALL 

 STREAMS...AND BRING THEM OUT OF THEIR BANKS. 



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

  WHIPPING CREEK...CULLEN...DRAKES BRANCH...HAT CREEK... 

  MIKE...FALLING RIVER...TURNIP CREEK...SPRING MILLS AND WREN...



<<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.



<<CALL TO ACTION>>MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

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

ONE...ON FOOT.



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.



LAT...LON 3710 7849 3688 7856 3699 7881 3709 7904

          3733 7914 3721 7889



$$



06

