

000 

WGUS51 KRNK 161359

FFWRNK

WVC063-161700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

858 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL NOON EST



* AT 855 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS EASTERN MONROE           

  COUNTY. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY KEEP

  FLASH FLOODING GOING...ESPECIALLY ALONG POTTS CREEK THROUGH ABOUT

  MIDDAY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WOLFCREEK...PICKAWAY AND HOLLYWOOD.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 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.



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. REMEMBER TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3744 8078 3750 8043 3767 8035 3767 8065



$$



JH

