Alert: Flood Warning issued October 13 at 3:51PM EDT expiring October 14 at 3:45AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2018-10-13T15:51:00-04:00
Expires: 2018-10-14T03:45:00-04:00
Description: The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flood Warning for…
Western King and Queen County in east central Virginia…
North central King William County in east central Virginia…

* Until 345 AM EDT Sunday.

* At 346 PM EDT, runoff from recent heavy rainfall has resulted in
the Mattaponi River near Beulaville to flood. At 330 PM Saturday,
the stage was 14.2 ft. Flooding begins at 14.0 ft.

* Flood waters are moving down the Mattoponi river. The main areas
impacted will be low-lying areas along the river including boat
ramps and docks.

Instruction: Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: King and Queen, VA; King William, VA

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-3170514-2793265
CAP MessageType: Alert