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VAC107-230830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

137 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

  LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 430 AM EDT.



* AT 137 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 

MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILOMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR 

INDICATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE   

WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 430 AM.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE PURCELLVILLE...ROUND HILL AND BLUEMONT.



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 UP 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 MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3903 7792 3896 7775 3923 7748 3932 7772



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