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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

756 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* AT 756 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN PERSISTING OVER CENTRAL 

  TAZEWELL COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN

  HAD FALLEN SINCE 6:30 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF 1 TO 2 INCHES

  WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG INDIAN AND MIDDLE CREEK.



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 1100 PM EDT INCLUDE

  TAZEWELL...

  BANDY...

  LAMBERTS STORE...

  MOUTH OF LAUREL...

  VAN DYKE...



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 3720 8146 3710 8134 3700 8174 3711 8184

          3720 8175



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