Flash Flood Warning for Surry, VA; Sussex, VA
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FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Surry County in southeastern Virginia... Northeastern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2...
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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... Surry County in southeastern Virginia... Northeastern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen in the past 40 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1 inch in 15 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Dendron, Elberon, Ellis Fork and Runnymede.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 5:26PM EDT until August 28 at 8:00PM 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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