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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

519 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT



* AT 517 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 WOODLAWN...

  HILLSVILLE...GLADESBORO...FANCY GAP...DUGSPUR AND BYLLESBY.



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 630 

PM...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE IN A VERY 

SHORT TIME. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN...IN COMBINATION WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT...WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS 

CARROLL COUNTY.



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.



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 3658 8083 3658 8065 3664 8064 3674 8051

      3690 8063 3679 8100 3669 8088



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