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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

534 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS RE-ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERKELEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  MORGAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 531 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED PATCHES OF MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING

  OVER THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. RAIN WILL END FROM

  WEST TO EAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. COUNTY OFFICIALS 

  REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER...AND IT WILL 

  TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE WATER TO RECEDE.



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

  INCLUDE BERKELEY SPRINGS...CHARLES TOWN...INWOOD...MARTINSBURG...

  SHEPHERDSTOWN AND RANSON.



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 3955 7846 3917 7785 3932 7777 3941 7779

      3957 7793 3967 7812 3966 7822



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