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Flood Advisory for Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA

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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Lunenburg County in south central Virginia... Northeastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia... Southwestern Nottoway County in south central Virginia... When: Until 600 AM EDT.

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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Lunenburg County in south central Virginia... Northeastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia... Southwestern Nottoway County in south central Virginia... * WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 433 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chase City, Victoria, Kenbridge, Lunenburg, Rehoboth, Kells Corner, Loves Mill, Wilburn, Oral Oaks, Gary, Wightman, North View, Arvins Store, Nutbush, Pleasant Grove, Rubermount, Lafoon Corner, Plantersville, The Falls and Blevins Corner. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 4 at 4:33AM EDT until August 4 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 4 at 2:57AM EDT until August 4 at 5:00AM 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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