Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
692 WGUS41 KLWX 180913 FLWLWX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 513 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 VAC015-165-181515- /O.NEW.KLWX.FA.W.0036.240518T0913Z-240518T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Augusta VA-Rockingham VA- 513 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of western Virginia, including the following counties, Augusta and Rockingham. * WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 513 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grottoes... Massanutten... Crimora... Verona... Weyers Cave... New Hope... Mount Sidney... Staunton Airport... Port Republic... Fort Defiance... Penn Laird... Montevideo... Mcgaheysville... Rocky Bar... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3842 7878 3839 7871 3833 7868 3827 7873 3819 7879 3815 7897 3825 7906 3834 7891 $$ DHOF