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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1132 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 130 AM EDT



* AT 1129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 

  FROM RUNSWICK TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE...OR ALONG A    

  LINE EXTENDING FROM LAWRENCEVILLE TO VIRGILINA...MOVING EAST AT 25 

  MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...    

    EXIT 4 ALONG I 85 BY 1240 AM EDT...

    EBONY BY 1255 AM EDT...

    BRUNSWICK BY 110 AM EDT...



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS 

FROM HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY INCREASES THE THREAT FOR FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



LAT...LON 3668 7869 3655 7875 3657 7777 3688 7767

      3678 7804



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