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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
207 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Albemarle County in central Virginia...

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 207 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Free Union...                      Ivy...
  Earlysville...                     Flordon...
  Boonesville...

This includes the following Flood Prone Roads...
Route 776 near Route 667, Route 601 at Faulconer Drive, West Leigh 
Drive/Leigh Way at Little Ivy Creek, Old Ballard Road at Ivy Creek, 
Ivy Road at Ivy Creek and Route 671 at Moorman's River.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 7862 3825 7858 3824 7855 3823 7852
      3823 7850 3822 7848 3821 7846 3820 7844
      3808 7850 3794 7861 3808 7862 3813 7862
      3818 7866 3823 7871 3826 7864 3827 7863

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

$$

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