Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1056 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Albemarle County in central Virginia...
  East Central Nelson County in central Virginia...

* Until 445 AM EDT.

* At 1056 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  Faber...                           Rockfish...
  Covesville...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3792 7873 3789 7870 3786 7871 3782 7873
      3780 7875 3779 7879 3781 7883 3784 7884
      3789 7883 3792 7881 3793 7875

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

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