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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

206 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

  DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 500 AM EDT



* AT 202 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER DINWIDDIE AND          

  CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES...DRIFTING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. DOPPLER     

  RADAR ESTIMATEDUP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN LOCALLY...AND     

  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL...BEFORE ENDING BY 4 AM.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH

  FLOODING INCLUDE...MOSELEY...CHESTER...SUTHERLAND AND BELLWOOD.



SOME ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CHESTERFIELD AND DINWIDDIE 

COUNTIES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE RAIN 

ENDS...UNTIL ALL THE RAIN RUNS OFF INTO MAIN STEM RIVERS AND STREAMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3701 7777 3702 7755 3742 7743 3743 7778

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