Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
648 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

VAC165-660-070100-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rockingham VA-City of Harrisonburg VA-
648 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.

* WHERE...A portion of western Virginia, including the following
  county, City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham.

* WHEN...Until 900 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 647 PM EDT, Emergency management reported ongoing flooding
    in the city of Harrisonburg.  Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of
    rain have fallen.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Harrisonburg...                    Dale Enterprise...
    Dayton...
  - 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.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3838 7892 3840 7895 3846 7895 3849 7888
      3851 7879 3843 7875 3841 7883


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