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WGUS71 KLWX 062104
FFSLWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
504 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

VAC003-125-062230-
/O.CON.KLWX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240506T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Albemarle VA-Nelson VA-
504 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALBEMARLE AND EAST CENTRAL NELSON
COUNTIES...

At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Shipman...                         Schuyler...
Esmont...                          Lovingston...
Damon...                           Covesville...
Faber...                           Alberene...
Rockfish...                        North Garden...
Keene...                           Glendower...
Elma...

Another area of thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall is moving
into the warning area, so the warning will continue.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3783 7891 3791 7875 3795 7860 3797 7855
      3797 7851 3786 7845 3779 7869 3773 7885

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

CJL