Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
348 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Brunswick County in south central Virginia...
  Southwestern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 348 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches
  in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  McKenney, Dewitt, Rawlings and Cherry Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement when you can do so safely. Request that they pass this
information to the National Weather Service.

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 3704 7756 3692 7761 3689 7765 3690 7765
      3689 7766 3689 7768 3689 7770 3690 7772
      3693 7779 3699 7783 3706 7780

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

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