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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

217 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia...

  The City of Richmond in central Virginia...



* Until 515 PM EDT.



* At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have

  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible

  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

  shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  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...

  Richmond, Chester, Bon Air, Downtown Richmond, Chesterfield Court

  House, Bensley, Chesterfield, Pocahontas State Park, Drewrys Bluff

  and Centralia.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS

Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.



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LAT...LON 3753 7753 3754 7752 3754 7748 3749 7744

      3741 7746 3736 7743 3733 7749 3730 7749

      3730 7757 3739 7759 3747 7761



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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