

000 

WGUS51 KRNK 272358

FFWRNK

VAC083-143-280600-

/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0052.080827T2358Z-080828T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

758 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY.



* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA...WITH FLOODING STILL

  OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIDGEWAY...

  STRAIGHTSTONE...SOUTH BOSTON...SCOTTSBURG...NATHALIE...MT LAUREL...

  LEDA...JAVA...INGRAM...HALIFAX...CRYSTAL HILL AND CODY



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA.



FLOODING WAS REPORTED TO STILL BE OCCURRING ALONG WHITE RIDGE ROAD 

NEAR SUTHERLIN AND ALSO ALONG HILLSIDE ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST 

OF RINGGOLD. THESE ROADS WERE CLOSED.



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.



PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD

CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.



LAT...LON 3654 7876 3655 7936 3705 7914 3690 7873



$$



JDS

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000 

WGUS51 KRNK 272358

FFWRNK

VAC083-143-280600-

/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0052.080827T2358Z-080828T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

758 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY.



* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA...WITH FLOODING STILL

  OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIDGEWAY...

  STRAIGHTSTONE...SOUTH BOSTON...SCOTTSBURG...NATHALIE...MT LAUREL...

  LEDA...JAVA...INGRAM...HALIFAX...CRYSTAL HILL AND CODY



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA.



FLOODING WAS REPORTED TO STILL BE OCCURRING ALONG WHITE RIDGE ROAD 

NEAR SUTHERLIN AND ALSO ALONG HILLSIDE ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST 

OF RINGGOLD. THESE ROADS WERE CLOSED.



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.



PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD

CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.



LAT...LON 3654 7876 3655 7936 3705 7914 3690 7873



$$



JDS

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