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EXPIRED7/16/2025 5:20:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
7/16/2025 5:20:00 AM until 7/16/2025 8:00:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Virginia,
including the following counties, in south central Virginia,
Prince George. In southeast Virginia, Southampton, Surry and
Sussex.
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations continues. Numerous roads remain closed
due to flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 517 AM EDT, Flooding continues across the warned area.
Between 3 and 6 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts,
have fallen over the past 24 to 36 hours.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected through this morning.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Waverly, Wakefield, Claremont, Sussex, Ivor, Dendron, Stony
Creek, Homeville, Sedley, Elberon, Cabin Point, Manry,
Littleton, Dory, Newville, Booth Fork, Berlin, Carsley,
Lumberton and Vicksville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood