Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Lake Ridge, VA ∙ Stafford, VA ∙ Cherry Hill, VA ∙ Independent Hill, VA ∙ Marumsco, VA ∙ Prince William Forest Park, VA ∙ Dale City, VA ∙ Stafford Courthouse, VA ∙ Quantico, VA ∙ Newport, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 828 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Prince William County in northern Virginia... Western Stafford County in northern Virginia... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 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... Stafford... Dale City... Woodbridge... Quantico... Aquia Creek... Lake Ridge... Montclair... Lorton... Triangle... Dumfries... Cherry Hill... Independent Hill... Falmouth... Mason Neck... Occoquan... Aquia... Garrisonville... Widewater... Arkendale... Brooke... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3866 7744 3870 7737 3868 7725 3865 7722 3859 7725 3856 7726 3855 7727 3851 7728 3850 7728 3849 7729 3845 7731 3833 7733 3833 7748 3841 7754 3850 7746 3854 7745 3863 7745 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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