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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 7:00PM EDT until July 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Goochland County in central Virginia...
South Central Henrico County in central Virginia...
Eastern Powhatan County in central Virginia...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
Richmond, Tuckahoe, Moseley, Chester, Manakin, Chesterfield Court
House, Sabot, Bensley, Bellwood, Chesterfield, Midlothian, Holly
Hills, Pocahontas State Park, Subletts, Clayville, Flat Rock,
Drewrys Bluff, Centralia, Fine Creek Mills and Genito.

Source: NWS / NOAA weather.

Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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