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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
834 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

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834 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
  CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
  FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
  PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
  STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
  CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL 
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND. 

 RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER  
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE MINOR THROUGH 1230 PM 
EDT. HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE BEALETON...BULL RUN...CROZET...DALE CITY...DUMFRIES...FREE
UNION...MASSAPONAX...MONTCLAIR...ORANGE...STAFFORD...TRIANGLE...
WARRENTON...INDIAN HEAD...LA PLATA AND ST. CHARLES.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3778 7863 3803 7883 3820 7862 3817 7837
      3822 7815 3837 7801 3862 7797 3885 7758
      3862 7723 3857 7723 3865 7686 3853 7677
      3840 7727 3849 7729 3823 7738 3802 7766
      3815 7796 3814 7820

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HTS