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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

627 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT.



* AT 615 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN

  HENRY COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN

  HAS FALLEN NEAR RIDGEWAY VIRGINIA SINCE 3:00 AM.  AN ADDITIONAL

  INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY BETWEEN NOW AND 9:00 AM.  THIS WILL MOST 

  LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS...MAINLY SOUTH 

  OF MARTINSVILLE. SOME OF THE CREEKS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

  INCLUDE...MATRIMONY CREEK...SURRY MARTIN BRANCH...STUART 

  CREEK...AND MARROWBONE CREEK.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  SPENCER...HORSE PASTURE...RIDGEWAY...AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF

  MARTINSVILLE CITY.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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.



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LAT...LON 3660 8005 3662 8004 3663 8005 3666 8005

      3668 8007 3677 8009 3672 7967 3655 7972

      3655 8005



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