Nelson County, Virginia
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 24 2010
…A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AUGUSTA…CITY OF WAYNESBORO AND NORTHWESTERN NELSON
COUNTIES…
AT 1100 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHERANDO…AFTON…STUARTS DRAFT…AND MONTEBELLO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE HAS RECORDED
4.88 INCHES AT DEVILS KNOB AND 4.46 INCHES ALONG BACK CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
