


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
700 WGUS51 KLWX 140259 FFWLWX VAC069-171-187-140600- /O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0014.250514T0259Z-250514T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1059 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Warren County in northwestern Virginia... * Until 200 AM EDT. * At 1059 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. 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. 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... Front Royal... Strasburg... Stephens City... Star Tannery... Middletown... Chester Gap... Maurertown... Toms Brook... Reliance... Clary... Buckton... Fort Valley... Cedarville... Fishers Hill... Riverton... Nineveh... High View Manor... Riverside... Dilbeck... Happy Creek in downtown Front Royal is rising rapidly. Be prepared to seek higher ground quickly if near creeks and streams. 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3920 7844 3923 7841 3927 7840 3931 7822 3920 7819 3914 7820 3914 7818 3904 7815 3901 7810 3902 7806 3899 7801 3891 7808 3889 7806 3889 7811 3878 7820 3876 7827 3882 7837 3885 7837 3905 7855 3917 7841 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR $$ DHOF