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NCC053-VAC550-810-131415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

850 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CURRITUCK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

  CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT



* AT 846 AM EDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FENTRESS TO COROLLA...OR ALONG A LINE

  EXTENDING FROM GREAT BRIDGE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF GRANDY...MOVING

  SOUTH AT 5 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE NEAR...

    CURRITUCK BY 1010 AM EDT...

    GRANDY BY 1015 AM EDT...



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3685 7600 3633 7573 3599 7570 3665 7625



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