Expires:202405242315;Remove:202405242315;799942 WGUS51 KAKQ 242016 FFWAKQ VAC041-087-760-242315- /O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0021.240524T2016Z-240524T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 416 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia... Central Henrico County in central Virginia... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges 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 1.5 inches in 30 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Downtown Richmond, Virginia Union University, Highland Springs, University Of Richmond, Chester, Mechanicsville, Bon Air, Tuckahoe, Bensley, East Highland Park, Bellwood, Lakeside, Chesterfield Court House, Laurel, Chesterfield, Richmond Heights, Montrose and Drewrys Bluff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3760 7758 3762 7753 3762 7745 3758 7733 3752 7721 3745 7725 3741 7731 3738 7737 3737 7750 3740 7758 3752 7755 3754 7760 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES $$ EI