Update: Flash Flood Warning issued June 7 at 4:39PM EDT until June 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2019-06-07T16:39:00-04:00
Expires: 2019-06-07T20:00:00-04:00
Description: The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northwestern Charles City County in east central Virginia…
West central New Kent County in east central Virginia…
Southeastern Henrico County in central Virginia…

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 436 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported that flash flooding
continues over the warned area. Numerous roadways remain closed or
covered with water. Please continue to exercise extreme caution if
you must travel within the warned area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Roxbury, Adkins Store, Bottoms Bridge, Wrights Corner, Wayside,
Mountcastle, Barnetts, Elko, Sandston, New Kent Airport and
Glendale.

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Henrico, VA; Charles City, VA; New Kent, VA

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-3620617-3146795
CAP MessageType: Update