Flash Flood Warning

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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Essex County in east central Virginia... Northwestern Richmond County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 219 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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...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... Warsaw, Montross, Hague, Newland, Coles Point, Kinsale, Westmoreland, Templeman, Piney Grove, Mount Holly, Ethel, Lyells, Kremlin, Threeway, Oldhams, Erica and Naylors Beach.