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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Charlotte County in south central Virginia...
  Halifax County in south central Virginia...

* Until 930 PM EDT Thursday.

* At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain from Tropical 
  Storm Debby across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in an 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  South Boston...                    Halifax...
  Brookneal...                       Keysville...
  Charlotte Court House...           Phenix...
  Virgilina...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Ash Camp Creek, Bales Spring Branch, Ballous Creek, Allen Creek, 
  Banister River, Austin Creek, Aarons Creek, and Armistead 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 3702 7890 3721 7882 3725 7868 3719 7869
      3719 7864 3717 7863 3714 7859 3715 7855
      3709 7848 3708 7844 3689 7849 3670 7865
      3663 7855 3669 7865 3668 7870 3654 7874
      3654 7922 3706 7909 3703 7901 3705 7897

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

PW