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 X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Amelia County in central Virginia...
Northwestern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
Powhatan County in central Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 602 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 30
minutes. 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...
Powhatan, Moseley, Macon, Ballsville, Trenholm, Tobaccoville,
Worshams, Goodwins Store, Giles Mill, Genito, Flat Rock,
Jefferson, Lake Powhatan, Clayville, Belona, Pilkinton, Fine Creek
Mills, Provost, Michaux and Lodore.