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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
443 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Gates County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Northeastern Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina...
  The Southwestern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 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...
  Gatesville, Downtown Suffolk, Suffolk, Harrellsville, Whaleyville, 
  Kings Fork, Hazelton, Drum Hill, Nurney, Somerton, Savage, 
  Saunders, Suffolk Airport, Lummis, Easons Crossroads, Buckland, 
  Kilby, Magnolia, Carter and Wilroy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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 3645 7676 3666 7678 3666 7672 3681 7667
      3680 7650 3663 7655 3638 7664 3629 7679
      3624 7683 3641 7678

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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