The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Rockingham County in western Virginia…
The City of Harrisonburg in western Virginia…

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 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…Personal weather stations in Harrisonburg have reported 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall in the last 30 minutes.

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…
Harrisonburg, Dale Enterprise, Dayton.