

000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 150245

FFWAKQ

VAC133-150415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1044 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 1043 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR WICOMICO CHURCH...     

  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 3 INCHES 

  OF RAIN IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN  

  IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130 PM.



* 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...CALLAO...LEWISETTA AND HEATHSVILLE.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3804 7654 3795 7664 3780 7635 3788 7629

$$



NS



000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 150245

FFWAKQ

VAC133-150415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1044 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 1043 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR WICOMICO CHURCH...     

  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 3 INCHES 

  OF RAIN IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN  

  IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130 PM.



* 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...CALLAO...LEWISETTA AND HEATHSVILLE.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3804 7654 3795 7664 3780 7635 3788 7629

$$



NS

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