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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
113 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Amelia County in central Virginia...
  Nottoway County in south central Virginia...

* Until 400 AM EDT.

* At 113 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen in the past 40 minutes, with over 3 inches of 
  rain in spots since last evening. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 1.5 inches in 30 minutes through 2 AM. 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...
  Blackstone, Crewe, Amelia Courthouse, Nottoway, Burkeville, 
  Jetersville, Morven, Fergusonville, Maplewood, Jennings Ordinary, 
  Denaro, Clay Store, Truxillo, Deatonville, Paineville, Winterham, 
  Oliveville, Lodore, Irby and The Falls.

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.

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 3742 7814 3746 7808 3745 7807 3747 7805
      3747 7802 3749 7801 3748 7795 3737 7791
      3717 7796 3702 7799 3702 7800 3702 7811
      3705 7817 3707 7817 3707 7819 3710 7823
      3711 7823 3712 7824 3725 7822 3737 7815

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

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