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WGUS81 KAKQ 150134
FLSAKQ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
934 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2020
VAC087-760-150330-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRICO VA-CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
934 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2020
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT.
* AT 934 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. THIS WILL CAUSE
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. BETWEEN ONE HALF AND THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES
ACROSS PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, BON AIR, EAST
HIGHLAND PARK, BENSLEY, MONTROSE, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, RICHMOND
INTERNATIONAL AND FAIR OAKS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE
AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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.
LAT...LON 3757 7745 3758 7741 3756 7732 3751 7729
3746 7741 3745 7742 3746 7744 3746 7747
3746 7749 3747 7751 3751 7753 3753 7753
3753 7754
EI
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