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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 220 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... AMELIA...CAROLINE...CHARLES CITY...CHESTERFIELD INCLUDING COLONIAL HEIGHTS...CUMBERLAND...DINWIDDIE...ESSEX...FLUVANNA... GLOUCESTER...GOOCHLAND...GREENSVILLE INCLUDING EMPORIA... HANOVER...HENRICO INCLUDING RICHMOND...ISLE OF WIGHT...JAMES CITY INCLUDING WILLIAMSBURG...KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN... LANCASTER...LOUISA...BRUNSWICK...LUNENBURG...MATHEWS... MECKLENBURG...MIDDLESEX...NEW KENT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORTHUMBERLAND...NOTTOWAY...POWHATAN...PRINCE GEORGE INCLUDING PETERSBURG AND HOPEWELL...RICHMOND...SOUTHAMPTON INCLUDING FRANKLIN...SUFFOLK...SURRY...SUSSEX...WESTMORELAND...AND YORK INCLUDING POQUOSON. A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WATCH AREA SO FAR. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. THESE AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. $$ TRA |
WGUS61 KAKQ WBCFFAAKQ As needed, with updates every 6 hours after inital issuance. Additional Info: Updates to the Flash Flood Watch are issued under the Flash Flood Statement product. Flash Flood Watches are headlined in the Public Zone Forecasts, and are issued when the threat of Flash Flooding exists within the next 24 hours. |