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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1044 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Goochland County in central Virginia...
  West Central Hanover County in central Virginia...
  Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1044 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
  0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
  amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Richmond, Ashland, Tuckahoe, Randolph Macon College, Wyndham,
  Laurel, Glen Allen, Lakeside, Manakin, Sabot, Short Pump, Roslyn
  Hills, Dumbarton, Elmont, Greendale, Rockville, Longdale, Johnsons
  Springs and Solomons Store.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3773 7745 3765 7745 3760 7746 3760 7748
      3758 7748 3758 7751 3759 7753 3757 7756
      3756 7764 3761 7776 3771 7773 3780 7746

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Butner