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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1110 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 215 AM EDT



* AT 1109 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED          

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PERSISTING ACROSS HENRY COUNTY.      

  RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE       

  WARNED AREA SINCE 9 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS     

  LIKELY OVER THE AREA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WHICH WILL      

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 215 AM EDT INCLUDE

  RIDGEWAY...

  MARTINSVILLE...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



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 3677 7970 3658 7974 3654 8001 3681 8001



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