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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

805 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Northeastern Caroline County in north central Virginia...



* Until 1100 PM EDT.



* At 805 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 

  rain have fallen in the past hour. The expected rainfall rate is 1 

  to 1.5 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 

  1.5 inches are possible in the warned area in the next 30 minutes. 

  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...

  Port Royal, Fort Walker and Rappahannock Academy.



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.



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LAT...LON 3822 7728 3824 7727 3823 7725 3821 7724

      3819 7725 3819 7723 3820 7723 3820 7722

      3817 7717 3816 7713 3813 7711 3812 7711

      3812 7714 3810 7714 3810 7724 3808 7730

      3808 7733 3810 7737 3815 7738 3823 7730



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES



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