FLOOD ADVISORY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR
FLOODING IN...
CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF PETERSBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN GREENSVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WESTERN SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* AT 1042 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA MAINLY ACROSS THE I95 CORRIDOR. THESE STORMS
WERE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED TWO INCHES IN
ANY ONE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS...IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY
EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...
INCLUDE...ASHLAND...ATLEE...AYLETT...BEAVERDAM...
BELLWOOD...BERMUDA HUNDRED...BEULAHVILLE...BEXLEY...BIRCHETT
ESTATE...BON AIR...BOTTOMS BRIDGE...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS...
BURROWSVILLE...CABIN
POINT...CAPRON...CARRSVILLE...CARSON...CHARLES
CITY...CHESTER...CHESTERFIELD...CITY POINT HOPEWELL...CLAREMONT...
COURTLAND...DAWN...DENDRON...DISPUTANTA...DOSWELL...DOWNTOWN
RICHMOND AND ELBERON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...
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