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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
522 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Amherst County in central Virginia...
  Appomattox County in central Virginia...
  Campbell County in central Virginia...
  The City of Lynchburg in central Virginia...
  Bedford County in south central Virginia...

* Until 1130 PM EST Saturday.

* At 522 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area, which is already experiencing saturated soils and 
  swollen rivers. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The 
  expected rainfall rate is up to 1 inch per 1 hour. Additional 
  rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 
  Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  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...                       Bedford...
  Altavista...                       Amherst...
  Appomattox...                      Brookneal...
  Forest...

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

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Beaverpond Branch, Allens Creek, Appomattox River, Bear Branch, 
  Back Creek, Beasley Creek, Bent Creek, Abbott Branch and Bear 
  Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3701 7948 3727 7986 3737 7978 3740 7981
      3741 7981 3748 7968 3745 7958 3781 7923
      3778 7908 3754 7890 3740 7859 3725 7868
      3721 7882 3702 7890 3709 7912 3706 7919
      3713 7925 3706 7949

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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