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WGUS51 KLWX 071801

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VAC059-600-072100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

156 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.



* AT 156 PM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS

  THE REGION. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

  AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 

  SUNSET. OFFICIALS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY REPORT 8 ROADS CLOSED AS OF

  145 PM DUE TO HIGH WATER. 



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.



LAT...LON 3886 7752 3870 7726 3895 7720 3906 7734



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