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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 5 at 4:38PM EDT until July 5 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Goochland County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Louisa County in central Virginia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 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...
Gum Spring, Orchid, Apple Grove and Locust Creek.

Source: NWS / NOAA weather.

Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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