Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
156 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

VAC073-262000-
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Gloucester VA-
156 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Virginia, including the following
  county, Gloucester.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 156 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
    Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected
    over the area during the next 40 minutes.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Gloucester Courthouse, Glenns, Pampa, Adner, Pinero, Ark and
    Cash.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

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LAT...LON 3750 7665 3752 7667 3753 7667 3760 7665
      3759 7662 3759 7661 3758 7661 3759 7660
      3756 7657 3756 7656 3756 7655 3741 7651
      3738 7655 3742 7661 3744 7662 3747 7665
      3748 7665


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