Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 12:41AM EDT until September 26 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 9:41pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 1:30am
Description:
FFWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Northeastern Nelson County in central Virginia...
* Until 430 AM EDT.
* At 1241 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 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...
Crozet... Schuyler...
Wintergreen... Nellysford...
Ivy... Batesville...
Yancey Mills... Greenwood...
Covesville... North Garden...
Greenfield... White Hall...
Faber... Damon...
Rockfish...
This includes the following Flood Prone Roads...
Three Notchd Road at Route 680, Route 675 at Route 614, Route 614
along Moorman's River, Route 810 near Moorman's River, Route 29/Red
Hill Rd at N Fork Hardware River, Route 617 near Buck Creek and
Highway 635 at North Fork of the Rockfish River.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Nelson, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC