Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
811 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Fauquier County in northern Virginia...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 811 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in
  30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches 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...
  The Plains...                      Marshall...
  Rectortown...                      Ashville...
  Ada...                             Halfway...

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 7794 3889 7791 3895 7786 3897 7781
      3898 7780 3897 7779 3896 7775 3896 7774
      3896 7771 3886 7776 3883 7780 3879 7795
      3881 7797

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

$$

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