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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
956 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Amherst County in central Virginia...
  Northwestern Appomattox County in central Virginia...
  Northwestern Campbell County in central Virginia...
  The City of Lynchburg in central Virginia...
  Bedford County in south central Virginia...
  East Central Botetourt County in west central Virginia...
  South Central Rockbridge County in west central Virginia...
  The Southwestern City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia...

* Until 400 AM EDT Sunday.

* At 956 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 4 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lynchburg...                       Buena Vista...
  Bedford...                         Amherst...
  Glasgow...                         Big Island...
  Forest...

This includes the following locations...
Liberty University, The National D-Day Memorial and Lynchburg 
Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Back Creek, Big Otter River, Back Run and Allens Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3737 7975 3776 7943 3772 7931 3759 7892
      3757 7891 3742 7892 3738 7899 3718 7934
      3718 7955

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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