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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

610 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 900 AM EDT



* AT 610 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  A SECOND RAIN BAND WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. 

  THIS RAIN BAND MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO 

  THE WARNED AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ONGOING SIGNIFICANT   

  FLOODING IN FLOYD AND PATRICK COUNTIES. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL 

  CONTINUE THE FLOODING...AND SHOULD CAUSE FLOODING IN FRANKLIN 

  COUNTY.

  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  

  WOOLWINE...WIRTZ...WILLIS...TERRYS FORK...SYDNORSVILLE...

  STUART... SONTAG...ROCKY MOUNT...MEADOWS OF DAN...INDIAN 

  VALLEY...FLOYD...ENDICOTT...CRITZ...COPPER HILL...CHECK...

  CHARITY...BURNT CHIMNEY...BUFFALO RIDGE...BOONES MILL...

  SIMMONDS GAP...ARARAT AND ALUM RIDGE.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAIN

COULD ALSO CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



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 3695 8061 3672 8042 3660 8055 3657 8031

      3656 8008 3677 8010 3684 7992 3687 7970

      3707 7966 3721 7976 3713 7990 3716 8006

      3703 8034



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