Alert: Special Weather Statement issued September 30 at 4:53PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-09-30T16:53:44-04:00
Expires: 2016-09-30T17:45:00-04:00
Description: AT 452 PM EDT…A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER
HIGHLAND SPRINGS…MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND UP TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
RICHMOND…KING WILLIAM…ASHLAND…HIGHLAND SPRINGS…ROXBURY…
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY…DOWNTOWN RICHMOND…
MECHANICSVILLE…VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY…TALLEYSVILLE…SAINT
STEPHENS CHURCH…HANOVER…MANQUIN…MANGOHICK…LAKESIDE…DAWN…
AYLETT…BEULAHVILLE…KINGS DOMINION AND BOTTOMS BRIDGE.

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.
Instruction:

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: King William; Hanover; Chesterfield; Caroline; King and Queen; City of Petersburg; City of Richmond; City of Colonial Heights; City of Hopewell; New Kent; Henrico; Prince George; Charles City; Essex

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2094750
CAP MessageType: Alert