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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

229 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  NORTHEASTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  EASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  EASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 530 PM EDT



* AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH AT 45

  MPH.



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

  TIMBERLAKE...RUSTBURG...RINGGOLD...RIDGEWAY...MT AIRY...LYNCHBURG

  AIRPORT...LONG ISLAND...LEESVILLE...LEDA...KEELING...JAVA...

  INGRAM...HODGES...GRETNA...GOODE...GLADYS...FOREST...EVINGTON...

  ELMO...DANVILLE AIRPORT...COLEMAN FALLS...CODY...CHALK LEVEL...

  BOONSBORO...BOCOCK...BIG ISLAND...ALTAVISTA...SEMORA...

  PROVIDENCE...MILTON...HAMER AND BLANCH.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 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.



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. REMEMBER TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3642 7937 3640 7904 3735 7904 3757 7945



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