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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

406 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF NORFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



* AT 359 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS                 

  CLOSED...AND UNDERPASSES FLOODED IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.



WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE 

...MORE ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. FLOODING OF COUNTRY

ROADS...FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS... AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER A ROAD...BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS...TURN

AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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.



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

IN AUTOMOBILES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER A ROAD...BRIDGE OR

UNDERPASS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING

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

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3675 7670 3656 7674 3656 7589 3694 7601 3695 7635



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