Alert: Flood Advisory issued July 31 at 5:22PM EDT expiring July 31 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2018-07-31T17:22:00-04:00
Expires: 2018-07-31T19:15:00-04:00
Description: The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flood Advisory for…
Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia…
The northern City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia…

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause
minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to one inch of rain has
already fallen and an additional one to two inches of rain is
possible.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Newport News, Seaford, Patrick Henry Field, Denbigh, Tabb, Fort
Eustis, Oriana, Dare, Newport News Golf Course, Oyster Point,
Hornsbyville, Harris Grove and Menchville.

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

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: York, VA; City of Newport News, VA

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-3018586-2705725
CAP MessageType: Alert