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WGUS41 KLWX 061331
FLWLWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
831 AM EST THU FEB 6 2025
VAC091-165-WVC023-031-071-061945-
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HIGHLAND VA-ROCKINGHAM VA-GRANT WV-HARDY WV-PENDLETON WV-
831 AM EST THU FEB 6 2025
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, HIGHLAND AND ROCKINGHAM AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, GRANT, HARDY AND PENDLETON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 245 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. STREAMS
CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS ARE INUNDATED WITH WATER AND MAY NOT BE
PASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 831 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PETERSBURG... FRANKLIN...
MONTEREY... ROUGH RUN...
BRANDYWINE... UPPER TRACT...
RUDDLE... DEER RUN...
OAK FLAT... BRUSHY RUN...
SUGAR GROVE... MOYERS...
MILAM... LANDES...
HARPER... PALO ALTO...
MASONVILLE... DORCAS...
DOE HILL... BRAKE...
- 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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3888 7934 3907 7920 3908 7911 3903 7907
3891 7903 3872 7909 3854 7918 3842 7930
3841 7932 3840 7931 3832 7939 3842 7960
3853 7952
GEIGER
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