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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

706 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT



* AT 706 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  ACROSS SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY NEAR FANCY GAP. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT

  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES HAD FALLEN SINCE 6:00 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 2 

  INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WHICH WILL

  CAUSE FLOODING OF SNAKE CREEK AS WELL AS LOVILLS CREEK.



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 1000 PM EDT INCLUDE

  FANCY GAP...



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 3675 8051 3658 8063 3658 8085 3671 8090



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