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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 301851

FFWAKQ

VAC131-302050-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

250 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 445 PM EDT



* AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR

  ESTIMATED NEARLY 2 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING

  THE PAST HOUR. 



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...EXMORE...

  WILLIS WHARF...NASSAWADOX...CHERITON AND BAY VIEW.



STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES, STORM SEWERS, OR STREAMS, AS THEY 

CAN BECOME DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN.



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.



$$



CULLEN

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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 301851

FFWAKQ

VAC131-302050-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

250 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 445 PM EDT



* AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR

  ESTIMATED NEARLY 2 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING

  THE PAST HOUR. 



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...EXMORE...

  WILLIS WHARF...NASSAWADOX...CHERITON AND BAY VIEW.



STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES, STORM SEWERS, OR STREAMS, AS THEY 

CAN BECOME DEADLY TORRENTS AFTER HEAVY RAIN.



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.



$$



CULLEN

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