Expires:202309232300;Remove:202309232300;869497 WGUS51 KAKQ 231643 FFWAKQ NCC015-091-131-VAC025-053-081-175-183-595-232300- /O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0075.230923T1643Z-230923T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1243 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina... Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina... Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina... Brunswick County in south central Virginia... Southern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia... Greensville County in southeastern Virginia... Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT Saturday. * At 1243 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. 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... Emporia, Ahoskie, Murfreesboro, Waverly, Lawrenceville, Courtland, Garysburg, Rich Square, Wakefield, Aulander, Boykins, McKenney, Brodnax, Dahlia, Purdy, Chowan University, Brunswick, Sussex, Gaston and Conway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3699 7789 3706 7790 3704 7740 3699 7740 3704 7731 3702 7697 3605 7704 3607 7733 3610 7723 3616 7726 3621 7738 3632 7744 3631 7757 3641 7755 3648 7765 3654 7790 3654 7805 3702 7800 3699 7797 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED $$ Zimmerman