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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

630 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY...THROUGH 

  MECKLENBURG COUNTY AND SOUTH BOSTON TO ROXBORO...TRACKING 

  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED 

  FROM RADAR IN SOME PARTS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 

  OR MORE INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



LAT...LON 3656 7805 3657 7777 3688 7768 3699 7800



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