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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

723 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1115 AM EST



* AT 723 AM EST...RADAR SHOWED A BROAD BAND OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS 

  MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THE 

  AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THIS

  BAND MOVES THROUGH BETWEEN 7:30 AND 9:30 AM. LAW ENFORCEMENT 

  REPORTED MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE CERES AREA OF 

  WESTERN BLAND COUNTY. 



* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 1115 AM EST INCLUDE

  CERES...

  BLAND...

  RURAL RETREAT...

  MAX MEADOWS...   

  WYTHEVILLE...

  PEARISBURG...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3747 8051 3734 8046 3712 8097 3690 8080

          3679 8127 3703 8139 3708 8124 3718 8127



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