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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

708 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 705 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM EARLIER 

  TORRENTIAL RAIN ALONG BRUSH CREEK NEAR BLUEFIELD. ALTHOUGH THE 

  HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...THE WATER WAS STILL RISING ON BRUSH CREEK 

  AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 8:00 PM. STREET 

  FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE BLUEFIELD AND PRINCETON AREAS.

  THIS WATER SHOULD BEGIN RECEDING SOON.





IF YOU LIVE ALONG BRUSH CREEK IN SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY...BE 

PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER. IF RISING WATER THREATENS...MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



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 3742 8129 3728 8130 3726 8122 3737 8094



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