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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

459 PM EDT Mon May 5 2025



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...

  The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia...

  Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...

  Northwestern Prince George County in south central Virginia...

  The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...

  The City of Petersburg in south central Virginia...



* Until 700 PM EDT.



* At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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.



  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...

  Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Virginia State University, 

  Fort Gregg-Adams, Chester, Ettrick, Matoaca, Petersburg National 

  Battlefield, Richard Bland College and New Bohemia.



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 3729 7749 3734 7744 3734 7736 3729 7731

      3724 7730 3716 7730 3714 7739 3715 7747

      3724 7749



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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