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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

755 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUCHANAN COUNTY IN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.



* AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL   

ESTIMATES OF 2 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING     

  INCLUDE...GRUNDY...BIG ROCK...HURLEY...ROSEANN AND STACY...AND     

  MORE SPECIFICALLY THE HOME CREEK AREA.





BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3735 8227 3727 8210 3730 8189 3743 8201



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