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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

356 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 945 AM EDT.



* AT 345 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. THIS BAND WAS 

  ADVANCING SLOWLY NORTHWEST. RAINFALL RATES OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES 

  PER HOUR ARE BEING OBSERVED IN THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH SOME

  AREAS HAVING ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 2 INCHES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STAUNTON

  RIVER STATE PARK...RIDGEWAY...SOUTH BOSTON...SCOTTSBURG...

  NATHALIE...MT LAUREL...LEDA...KEELING...JAVA...INGRAM...HALIFAX...

  ELMO...DRYBURG...CRYSTAL HILL...CODY...CLOVER AND BLAIRS



TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 6AM. THIS COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF AREA

CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3669 7866 3654 7874 3654 7914 3624 7917

      3624 7953 3656 7951 3705 7910 3703 7904

      3704 7897 3702 7890 3698 7889 3699 7882

      3696 7879 3699 7875 3702 7875 3692 7875

      3686 7867 3675 7867 3675 7869 3664 7855



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