Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
628 PM EDT Fri Oct 4u

Augusta VA-Rockingham VA-
628 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024

…FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL AUGUSTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES…

At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar inicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. 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…
Grottoes… Crimora…
Weyers Cave… New Hope…
Mount Sidney… Port Republic…
Staunton Airport… Montevideo…
Rocky Bar…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t 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.