


Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
428 WGUS41 KAKQ 150541 FLWAKQ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 141 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 VAC041-053-149-570-730-151100- /O.NEW.KAKQ.FA.W.0008.250715T0541Z-250715T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Chesterfield VA-Dinwiddie VA-Prince George VA-City of Colonial Heights VA-City of Petersburg VA- 141 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and south central Virginia, including the following counties and independent cities, in central Virginia, Chesterfield and City of Colonial Heights. In south central Virginia, City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Prince George. * WHEN...Until 700 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 141 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding is already occurring with streams out of their banks and water over several roadways across Dinwiddie and Prince George Counties into the cities of Petersburg and Colonial Heights. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Virginia State University, Fort Gregg-Adams, Ettrick, Matoaca, Petersburg National Battlefield, Addison and Petersburg Airport. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood 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. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. && LAT...LON 3728 7739 3729 7735 3728 7734 3727 7734 3726 7734 3724 7733 3720 7733 3718 7736 3716 7743 3715 7745 3715 7751 3716 7754 3718 7755 3719 7755 3722 7753 3726 7744 $$ 05