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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 5:26PM EDT until August 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
925th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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