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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
513 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

VAC015-165-181515-
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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.

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LAT...LON 3842 7878 3839 7871 3833 7868 3827 7873
      3819 7879 3815 7897 3825 7906 3834 7891


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