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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

730 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT



* AT 724 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM    

  A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF HAYMARKET...MOVING NORTH AT 

  10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN      

  DURING THE LAST 3 HOURS. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE    

  THROUGH 1130 AM EDT. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED  

  FLOODING IN GAINESVILLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 66 AND   

  ROUTE 29.  



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE BULL RUN AND HAYMARKET.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3882 7771 3867 7760 3878 7749 3893 7763



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