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VAC053-310145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

749 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7      

  MILES NORTHWEST OF MCKENNEY TO 7 MILES EAST OF                     

  DINWIDDIE.



* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...

    DEWITT BY 805 PM EDT...

    MCKENNEY BY 850 PM EDT...



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF NEARLY 2.5 INCHES SINCE 700 PM WAS FOUND 

OVER CENTRAL DINWIDDIE COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER 

HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THESE STORMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. FLOODING OF COUNTRY

ROADS...FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS... AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER

OVER A ROAD...BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER A

ROAD...BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO

CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING

WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3707 7787 3712 7741 3690 7760 3703 7787



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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 302351

FFWAKQ

VAC053-310145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

749 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7      

  MILES NORTHWEST OF MCKENNEY TO 7 MILES EAST OF                     

  DINWIDDIE.



* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...

    DEWITT BY 805 PM EDT...

    MCKENNEY BY 850 PM EDT...



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF NEARLY 2.5 INCHES SINCE 700 PM WAS FOUND 

OVER CENTRAL DINWIDDIE COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER 

HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THESE STORMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. FLOODING OF COUNTRY

ROADS...FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS... AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER

OVER A ROAD...BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER A

ROAD...BRIDGE OR UNDERPASS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO

CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING

WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3707 7787 3712 7741 3690 7760 3703 7787



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