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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
758 PM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Appomattox County in central Virginia...

* Until 200 AM EDT Tuesday.

* At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
  Appomattox...                      Appomattox National Historic 
  Park...
  Oakville...                        Evergreen...
  Spout Spring...                    Tower Hill...
  Stonewall...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Appomattox River, David Creek, Blackfoot Creek, Bent Creek, Abbott 
  Branch, Bowler Creek, Caldwells Creek, Falling River, Bear Branch 
  and Beaverpond Branch.

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.

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 3722 7885 3723 7886 3724 7886 3724 7887
      3732 7896 3737 7898 3738 7899 3739 7900
      3740 7900 3752 7879 3752 7878 3751 7877
      3736 7865

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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