Alert: Flood Advisory issued June 27 at 7:21PM EDT expiring June 27 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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Event: Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2015-06-27T19:21:24-04:00
Expires: 2015-06-27T22:15:00-04:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
NORTHEASTERN DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
NORTHWESTERN SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF HOPEWELL IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
NORTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA…
SOUTHERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 716 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
PETERSBURG…HOPEWELL…COLONIAL HEIGHTS…CHARLES CITY…
CLAREMONT…DISPUTANTA…VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY…CHESTER…FORT
LEE…PRINCE GEORGE…SUTHERLAND…BURROWSVILLE…MATOACA…
GARYSVILLE…JORDANS POINT…ETTRICK…CABIN POINT…ADDISON…
JORDAN POINT COUNTRY CLUB AND NEW HOPE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
10 PM. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLOODING…PARTICULARLY
IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Instruction: A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED…OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Colonial Heights; City of Hopewell; Sussex; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; Surry; Chesterfield; City of Petersburg

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-906810-867064
CAP MessageType: Alert