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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

712 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025



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Essex VA-Richmond VA-

712 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 

FOR NORTHWESTERN ESSEX AND NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES...



At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 

rain just east of Tappahannock. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 

fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in 

the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring east of 

Tappahannock.



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...

  Champlain, Newland, Millers Tavern, Caret, Mount Landing, Rexburg, 

  Dunbrooke, Naylors Beach, Singerly and Foneswood.



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.



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LAT...LON 3800 7703 3805 7701 3808 7697 3808 7694

      3809 7693 3811 7690 3806 7685 3804 7685

      3798 7686 3782 7692 3783 7697 3785 7702

      3788 7703 3789 7702 3789 7703 3791 7702

      3792 7703 3793 7705 3794 7705



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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MRD