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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
443 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Amherst County in central Virginia...
  Northeastern Bedford County in south central Virginia...

* Until 1045 PM EDT Monday.

* At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 
  hour. 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...
  Big Island...                      Coleman Falls...
  Sedalia...                         Naola...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Big Otter River, James River, Elk Creek, Indian Run, Hurricane 
  Creek, Buck Branch, Ivy Creek and Chestnut Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding, 
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather 
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports 
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service 
Blacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.

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LAT...LON 3748 7955 3761 7934 3751 7922 3737 7946

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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RS