Flash Flood Warning for Accomack, VA
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- Accomack
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What is happening
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Accomack County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
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Bulletin details
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Accomack County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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... Onley, Melfa, Wachapreague, Painter, Keller, Locustville, Pungoteague and Harborton.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 2:03PM EDT until July 27 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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