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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

855 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES

  THAT SINCE AROUND 600 PM...BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE

  FALLEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ASHE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY

  RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 1000 

  PM WHICH WILL EXACERBATE THE FLASH FLOODING CONCERN.   

  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHATLEY

  SPRINGS...NELLA...GRASSY CREEK AND FLATWOOD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.



LAT...LON 3643 8171 3641 8130 3657 8136 3658 8167



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