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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
211 AM EDT Mon Mar 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  James City County in southeastern Virginia...
  York County in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Williamsburg in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 545 AM EDT.

* At 211 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1 and 2 inches of rain have 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 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...
  Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, Patrick Henry Field, 
  Christopher Newport University, Seaford, Langley AFB, Hampton 
  University, Northampton, Tabb, Beaconsdale, Denbigh, Lee Hall, 
  Fort Eustis, Grove, Buckroe Beach, Grand View, Busch Gardens, Fort 
  Monroe and Carver Gardens.

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 3729 7661 3723 7649 3724 7637 3719 7637
      3719 7634 3716 7632 3714 7628 3709 7625
      3699 7628 3698 7631 3699 7634 3695 7639
      3696 7644 3701 7649 3710 7661 3719 7665
      3721 7668 3722 7672 3724 7674 3726 7673

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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