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Flash Flood Warning for Fluvanna, VA; Louisa, VA

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Fluvanna, Louisa
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FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Fluvanna County in central Virginia... Central Louisa County in central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1...

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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FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Fluvanna County in central Virginia... Central Louisa County in central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Louisa, Mineral, Lake Monticello, Ferncliff, Troy, Byrd Mill, Bybee, Zion Crossroads, Cuckoo, Pendleton, Wildwood, Union Mills, Fredericks Hall and Nahor.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 4:03PM EDT until July 22 at 7:15PM 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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