Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Lignum, VA ∙ Stevensburg, VA ∙ Sumerduck, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 815 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Orange County in central Virginia... Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... Southern Fauquier County in northern Virginia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Culpeper... Lignum... Stevensburg... Sumerduck... Winston... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3845 7785 3851 7780 3852 7774 3846 7768 3833 7782 3839 7797 3841 7804 3846 7803 3847 7796 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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