Update: Coastal Flood Advisory issued January 24 at 11:53AM EST expiring January 24 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Coastal Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-01-24T11:53:36-05:00
Expires: 2016-01-24T14:00:00-05:00
Description: * LOCATION: TIDAL AREAS ALONG THE BAY AND THE UPPER JAMES AND YORK RIVER.

* TIMING: MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: INUNDATION OF WATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD
TO ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTY.
Instruction: A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS…WAVE ACTION AND / OR
TIDES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE…AND NEAR
TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND
MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY…DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

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Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Williamsburg; City of Newport News; Gloucester; James City; Surry; York; City of Hampton; City of Poquoson; Mathews

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1154319-1098108
CAP MessageType: Update