*** FLASH FLOOD WARNING *** The US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington in Sterling Virginia has issued a... * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... CENTRAL PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES JUST WEST OF MANASSAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE BULL RUN...BURKE...CENTREVILLE...CHANTILLY...GREAT FALLS...HERNDON... MCLEAN...MERRIFIELD...OAKTON...RESTON...THE I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...TYSONS CORNER...VIENNA...WOLF TRAP...THE AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE...MANTUA AND PIMMIT HILLS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS... UNDERPASSES AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOODWATER USUALLY IS DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE WHEN FLOODED ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:45:31 +0000
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