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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

206 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF HARRISONBURG IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

  ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



* AT 201 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. RADAR         

  INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE   

  WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

  600 PM EDT.



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

  INCLUDE BOX CREEK...BRIDGEWATER...BRIDGEWATER AIRPORT...BRIERY

  BRANCH...BROADWAY...CHERRY GROVE...CLOVER HILL...COOTES STORE...

  CROSS KEYS...DALE ENTERPRISE...DAPHNA...EDOM...GREEN MT...GREEN

  MOUNT...HARRISONBURG...LILLY...LINVILLE...MASSANETTA SPRINGS...

  MAYLAND...MELROSE...MOUNT CLINTON...MOUNT CRAWFORD...PARK VIEW...

  RAWLEY SPRINGS...ROWLEY SPRINGS...RUTHERFORD...SPARKLING SPRINGS...

  SPRING CREEK AND STEMPHLEYTOWN.



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 3847 7921 3832 7889 3848 7869 3868 7884



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