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.
At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain just east of Tappahannock. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring east of
Tappahannock.
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...
Champlain, Newland, Millers Tavern, Caret, Mount Landing, Rexburg,
Dunbrooke, Naylors Beach, Singerly and Foneswood.