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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

157 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROANOKE CITY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 400 PM EDT



* AT 157 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING

  OF SEVERAL STREETS IN DOWNTOWN ROANOKE. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3:00PM.



<<CALL TO ACTION>>EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL 

AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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 3727 8003 3722 7995 3728 7987 3732 7996



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