The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flood Warning for rural and urban areas and small streams in...
southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina...
this includes the cities of...
Norfolk... Franklin... Chesapeake... Newport News... Virginia
Beach... Portsmouth... Suffolk... Hampton and Elizabeth City...
* until 500 PM EST Thursday
* at 1056 am EST... continues to show moderate to heavy rain over the
area. An estimated 3 to 5 inches has already fallen over the area.
This will likely cause widespread flooding of some
creeks... small streams... low lying and flood prone areas.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area.
Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay
your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.
Lat... Lon 3652 7787 3701 7676 3690 7638 3705 7649
3707 7634 3692 7601 3622 7577 3615 7593
3625 7613 3619 7607 3600 7653 3625 7671
3593 7669 3584 7688
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