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