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WGUS81 KAKQ 170041
FLSAKQ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
841 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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CHESTERFIELD VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-POWHATAN VA-
CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
841 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHWESTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1045 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 841 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, ASHLAND, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, BON
AIR, TUCKAHOE, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY, MECHANICSVILLE, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, HANOVER, LAKESIDE,
LAUREL, GLEN ALLEN, EAST HIGHLAND PARK, BENSLEY, WYNDHAM, ROSLYN
HILLS AND DUMBARTON.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3744 7780 3745 7784 3759 7769 3774 7756
3777 7737 3760 7727 3747 7735 3738 7761
ROGERS
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