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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

515 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  HARDY COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.



* AT 515 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF HARDY COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING    

  EAST AT 15 MPH. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT HIGH WATER IN     

  SOME LOCATIONS. HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND AN      

  ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 PM. THIS          

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO FLASH   

  FLOODING. 



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

  INCLUDE MATHIAS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 3879 7911 3883 7898 3877 7888 3897 7872

          3907 7904



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