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Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
822 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

VAC021-173-185-197-200315-
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TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-SMYTH VA-WYTHE VA-
822 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT

* AT 815 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
  THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING THE
  EVENING.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS
  WESTERN TAZEWELL...WESTERN AND NORTHERN SMYTH...EASTERN BLAND...
  AND NORTHERN WYTHE. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION IS
  DIMINISHING...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO 1/2 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH 10 PM EDT. THIS COMBINED WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF OF PREVIOUS
  HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
  FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW-LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
  SOME ROADS AND STREETS MAY BE INUNDATED AND CLOSED. FLOODING HAS
  ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SALTVILLE...BLAND...AND TAZEWELL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ROCKY GAP...
  WYTHEVILLE...
  BLAND...
  MARION...
  AND BLUEFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8155 3734 8136
      3724 8123 3730 8098 3727 8101 3719 8087
      3715 8085 3711 8093 3703 8090 3688 8075
      3681 8103 3677 8109 3671 8153 3666 8155
      3664 8163 3693 8183 3696 8178 3715 8190

$$

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