NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:
Active official alertUpdated

Flood Warning for Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Henrico, VA +3 more

Official alert fields

What you need to know

Effective
Ends or expires
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Where: Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia... Southeastern Henrico County in...

What the bulletin says to do

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

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia... Southeastern Henrico County in central Virginia... Southwestern Charles City County in east central Virginia... Northeastern Prince George County in south central Virginia... Surry County in southeastern Virginia... North Central Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... * WHEN...Until 100 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 656 PM EDT, VDOT reported multiple closed roads due to flooding across northern Prince George County. Flooding is already occurring. Between 2.5 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Disputanta, Prince George, Garysville, Burrowsville, Jordans Point, Barham, Oak Hill Corner, Prince George Golf, Barnetts and Wayside. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Official geometry where available

Alert boundary

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

1 captured
  1. Alert

    Flood Warning issued August 4 at 6:58PM EDT until August 5 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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.

CAP status
Actual
Message type
Alert
Last collected
Methodology and corrections