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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
316 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
  The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia...
  Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
  Northwestern Prince George County in south central Virginia...
  The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...
  The City of Petersburg in south central Virginia...

* Until 530 AM EDT.

* At 316 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
  Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches 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...
  Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
  State University, Prince George, Ettrick, Matoaca, Petersburg
  National Battlefield, Richard Bland College, New Bohemia, Birchett
  Estate, Jordan Point Country Club and Addison.

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. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

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LAT...LON 3727 7745 3730 7740 3732 7732 3733 7728
      3723 7721 3717 7735 3712 7747 3724 7753

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

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