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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

619 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Northeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...

  Central Henrico County in central Virginia...

  The City of Richmond in central Virginia...



* Until 930 PM EDT.



* At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has 

  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...

  Richmond, Downtown Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, 

  Virginia Union University, University Of Richmond, Bon Air, 

  Highland Springs, Chester, Tuckahoe, Mechanicsville, Bensley, 

  Bellwood, East Highland Park, Lakeside, Chesterfield Court House, 

  Richmond Heights, Drewrys Bluff, Montrose, Centralia and Varina.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3740 7757 3743 7760 3749 7761 3754 7761

      3757 7757 3760 7753 3762 7747 3762 7746

      3762 7743 3758 7736 3755 7732 3752 7729

      3748 7730 3743 7731 3739 7736 3738 7747



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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MRD