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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
105 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2025
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CHESTERFIELD VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-POWHATAN VA-
CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
105 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHESTERFIELD, SOUTHERN GOOCHLAND,
SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER, WESTERN HENRICO AND CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTIES
AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND...
AT 105 AM EDT, THE PUBLIC REPORTED HIGH WATER NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF LEIGH AND BELVIDERE STREET IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND. BETWEEN 1.5 AND
3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, GOOCHLAND, TUCKAHOE, BON AIR, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND,
DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, MECHANICSVILLE, HIGHLAND SPRINGS,
MANAKIN, SABOT, WYNDHAM, LAUREL, OILVILLE, LAKESIDE, GLEN ALLEN,
BENSLEY, EAST HIGHLAND PARK AND BELLWOOD.
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. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE NWS
WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3773 7794 3776 7792 3775 7783 3773 7780
3778 7777 3777 7759 3773 7750 3767 7741
3761 7736 3751 7731 3740 7742 3742 7762
3746 7776 3759 7797 3759 7801 3766 7808
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
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