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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
850 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025


VAC057-159-150245-
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Essex VA-Richmond VA-
850 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of east central Virginia, including the 
  following counties, Essex and Richmond.

* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 850 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in Just east of Tappahannock. Between 2.5 and 5
    inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Champlain, Newland, Millers Tavern, Caret, Mount Landing,
    Rexburg, Dunbrooke, Naylors Beach, Singerly and Foneswood.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

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LAT...LON 3783 7697 3785 7702 3788 7703 3789 7702
      3789 7703 3791 7702 3792 7703 3793 7705
      3794 7705 3805 7701 3808 7697 3808 7694
      3809 7693 3811 7690 3806 7685 3804 7685
      3798 7686 3782 7692


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