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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

548 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 845 PM EDT



* AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VALLE

  CRUCIS...SUGAR GROVE...SILVERSTONE...SANDS...ROMINGER...PEORIA...  

  AND LOVILL.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. CREEKS THAT ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING INCLUDE POND CREEK...BEECH CREEK...AND 

LAUREL CREEK...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WATAUGA RIVER.



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 3629 8192 3620 8188 3612 8179 3613 8161

      3626 8162 3631 8169 3632 8178



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