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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0029 Issued by the Wakefield Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-06-08 21:41:36 902 WGUS51 KAKQ 090240 FFWAKQ VAC135-147-090545- /O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0029.250609T0240Z-250609T0545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1040 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Prince Edward County in central Virginia... Nottoway County in south central Virginia... * Until 145 AM EDT. * At 1040 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen since 945 PM. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Blackstone, Crewe, Hampden Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, Nottoway, Burkeville, Green Bay, Rice, Darlington Heights, Burkes Tavern, Twin Lakes State Park, Prince Edward Lake, Oliveville, Prince Edward Station, Moran, Scholfield, Jennings Ordinary, The Falls, Fergusonville and Briery Creek Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, dont 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. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3720 7869 3726 7868 3726 7833 3731 7833 3732 7830 3722 7790 3717 7795 3706 7793 3702 7802 3702 7809 3705 7816 3707 7817 3709 7822 3712 7824 3710 7829 3710 7850 3714 7853 3715 7855 3714 7859 3719 7864 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ EI Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-06-09 00:39:58 562 WGUS71 KAKQ 090539 FFSAKQ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 139 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 VAC135-147-090549- /O.EXP.KAKQ.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250609T0545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Nottoway VA-Prince Edward VA- 139 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR PRINCE EDWARD AND NOTTOWAY COUNTIES... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. && LAT...LON 3720 7869 3726 7868 3726 7833 3731 7833 3732 7830 3722 7790 3717 7795 3706 7793 3702 7802 3702 7809 3705 7816 3707 7817 3709 7822 3712 7824 3710 7829 3710 7850 3714 7853 3715 7855 3714 7859 3719 7864 $$ EI |