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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

850 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT



* AT 845 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 

ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN SOME 

AREAS OF NORTHWEST SURRY COUNTY SINCE ABOUT 5 PM.  THIS IN ADDITION 

TO THE RAINFALL OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO 

DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WESTFIELD...TOAST...PINE RIDGE...MOUNT AIRY...LOW GAP...FLAT ROCK

  AND BOTTOM



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. SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT WILL BE 

AFFECTED INCLUDE RAMEY CREEK... FISHER RIVER... LITTLE FISHER 

RIVER... STEWARTS CREEK AND PAULS CREEK. 



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 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 3643 8098 3641 8087 3646 8060 3655 8049

      3656 8089



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