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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 192244

FFWAKQ

VAC199-650-700-735-200045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

645 PM EDT WED MAY 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF POQUOSON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 845 PM EDT



* AT 636 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT EUSTIS...OR

  ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YORK

  TERRACE...TABB...SEAFORD...POQUOSON...PATRICK HENRY FIELD...NEWPORT

  NEWS...LEE HALL...LANGLEY AFB...GRAND VIEW...GRAFTON AND DENBIGH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



$$



DR

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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 192244

FFWAKQ

VAC199-650-700-735-200045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

645 PM EDT WED MAY 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  CITY OF POQUOSON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

  YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 845 PM EDT



* AT 636 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT EUSTIS...OR

  ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YORK

  TERRACE...TABB...SEAFORD...POQUOSON...PATRICK HENRY FIELD...NEWPORT

  NEWS...LEE HALL...LANGLEY AFB...GRAND VIEW...GRAFTON AND DENBIGH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



$$



DR

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