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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
431 PM EDT MON SEP 30 2024
VAC015-165-010300-
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AUGUSTA VA-ROCKINGHAM VA-
431 PM EDT MON SEP 30 2024
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, AUGUSTA AND ROCKINGHAM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL CONTINUES TO CAUSE
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIVER TO FLOW OUT OF ITS BANKS. WATER LEVEL
AT GROTTOES ALONG THE MIDDLE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 12 FEET. AT 12 FEET, FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 428 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE
WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GROTTOES... FISHERSVILLE...
VERONA... WEYERS CAVE...
NEW HOPE... STAUNTON AIRPORT...
PORT REPUBLIC...
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD FOR FLOOD SAFETY
AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3832 7884 3829 7879 3824 7882 3827 7885
3825 7886 3822 7889 3812 7896 3814 7901
3821 7900 3829 7889
AVS
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