Alert: Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 1:58PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-05-30T13:58:44-04:00
Expires: 2016-05-30T15:00:00-04:00
Description: THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE…THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH…THE
NORTHWESTERN CITY OF NORFOLK…THE CITY OF SUFFOLK…THE CITY OF
POQUOSON…THE CITY OF HAMPTON AND THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS…

AT 158 PM EDT…HEAVY SHOWERS WERE CLUSTERED NEAR CRITTENDEN… OR 7
MILES SOUTH OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY…MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NEWPORT NEWS…HAMPTON…SMITHFIELD…WINDSOR…LANGLEY AFB…OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY…SEAFORD…CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY…HAMPTON
UNIVERSITY…PATRICK HENRY FIELD…VIRGINIA INSTITUTE FOR MARINE
SCIENCES…HOLLAND…DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK…CHURCHLAND…GLOUCESTER POINT…
NORFOLK…CHESAPEAKE…PORTSMOUTH…SUFFOLK AND ISLE OF WIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS…AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Norfolk; City of Poquoson; City of Williamsburg; City of Chesapeake; City of Portsmouth; City of Suffolk; City of Newport News; Gloucester; Isle of Wight; York; City of Hampton

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1309356
CAP MessageType: Alert