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WGUS51 KRNK 160737

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NCC157-VAC089-690-160915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

336 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 515 AM EDT



* AT 336 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH     

  FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE 

  STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  LOCAL LAW 

  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE CLOSED A FEW ROADS ALONG BUFFALO AND     

  MATRIMONY CREEK IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AND MARROWBONE CREEK IN HENRY 

  COUNTY. AVERAGE RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT HAS     

  BEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. MARROWBONE RESERVOIR IFLOWS GAGE REPORTED      

  NEARLY 7 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLA

  HEIGHTS...SPENCER...MARTINSVILLE CITY...MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT...

  LEATHERWOOD...HORSE PASTURE...FIELDALE...COLLINSVILLE...RIDGEWAY...

  CHATMOSS..AXTON...PRICE...STONEVILLE AND EDEN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

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

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

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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 3676 7968 3647 7974 3647 8000 3674 8008



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RCS

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000 

WGUS51 KRNK 160737

FFWRNK

NCC157-VAC089-690-160915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

336 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 515 AM EDT



* AT 336 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH     

  FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE 

  STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  LOCAL LAW 

  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE CLOSED A FEW ROADS ALONG BUFFALO AND     

  MATRIMONY CREEK IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AND MARROWBONE CREEK IN HENRY 

  COUNTY. AVERAGE RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT HAS     

  BEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. MARROWBONE RESERVOIR IFLOWS GAGE REPORTED      

  NEARLY 7 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLA

  HEIGHTS...SPENCER...MARTINSVILLE CITY...MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT...

  LEATHERWOOD...HORSE PASTURE...FIELDALE...COLLINSVILLE...RIDGEWAY...

  CHATMOSS..AXTON...PRICE...STONEVILLE AND EDEN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

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

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

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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 3676 7968 3647 7974 3647 8000 3674 8008



$$



RCS

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