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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

247 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN MERCER COUNTY. 

  RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ALMOST 2 INCHES SINCE 2 PM. 

  FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY.



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 545 PM EDT INCLUDE

  PETTRY...

  SPEEDWAY...

  ATHENS...



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 3728 8121 3732 8101 3733 8090 3744 8089

          3759 8111



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