Alert: Flood Warning issued August 15 at 10:31PM EDT expiring August 16 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2016-08-15T22:31:22-04:00
Expires: 2016-08-16T01:45:00-04:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
CENTRAL SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 1029 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL
ACROSS THE REGION. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FREDERICKSBURG…SPOTSYLVANIA…MASSAPONAX…FALMOUTH…POST OAK…
WHITE OAK…GLENORA…ALSOP…BROOKFIELD…SNELL…SPRING VALLEY…
GATEWOOD AND BROKENBURG.
Instruction: BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Stafford; City of Fredericksburg; Spotsylvania

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2046523-1910384
CAP MessageType: Alert