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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1023 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

  CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

  WESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT



* AT 1016 AM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER CHESTERFIELD 

COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN EXTENDS FROM THE CITY OF RICHMOND SOUTHWARD INTO 

DINWIDDIE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 

MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE RICHMOND AREA THROUGH 

AROUND NOON.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAUREL,    

  GLEN ALLEN AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3770 7752 3763 7741 3762 7741 3761 7741

      3759 7738 3758 7736 3743 7741 3751 7762



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