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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

442 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA        

  SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 745 AM EDT



* AT 442 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT 

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF DANVILLE TO

  NEAR YANCEYVILLE. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN

  OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...NEAR THE DAN RIVER SINCE

  3:00 AM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE

  SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO NORTHERN CASWELL COUNTY. THIS WILL BE

  ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS.



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 745 AM EDT INCLUDE

  PROVIDENCE...



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 3645 7947 3658 7952 3660 7948 3659 7944

          3656 7944 3655 7938 3649 7934 3644 7928



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