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VAC091-260745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

1143 PM EDT SUN JUN 25 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HIGHLAND COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 345 AM EDT



* AT 1138 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER

  ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY THAT IS MOVING NORTH TOWARDS HIGHLAND COUNTY.

  RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN 

  COULD FALL IN ONE HOUR. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT

  THE EASTERN HALF OF HIGHLAND COUNTY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM.

  TOTAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 345 AM EDT.



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.



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.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3835 7976 3835 7973 3844 7968 3850 7969

      3852 7967 3859 7965 3855 7954 3845 7948

      3841 7933 3838 7933 3834 7938 3824 7942

      3822 7947 3818 7951 3822 7972 3826 7979

      3830 7980



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