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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

556 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT



* AT 549 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER THE WARNED AREA.  RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 INCHES OF RAIN

  HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 2 INCHES

  WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 PM EDT.



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

  INCLUDE STANARDSVILLE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES CARRIED AWAY BY RISING

WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM DRAINS AS THEY CAN BECOME

DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3828 7853 3827 7830 3845 7830 3844 7848



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