Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
631 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG VA-JAMES CITY VA-YORK VA-
631 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
  JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
  YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

* AT 630 PM EDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND
  EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
  WARNED AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE BETWEEN THREE AND
  FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 90
  MINUTES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE
  NEXT 2 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 7655 3722 7676 3731 7685 3736 7665
      3731 7662 3730 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 180DEG 0KT 3727 7674

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