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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

624 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia...

  South Central Henrico County in central Virginia...

  The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...



* Until 930 AM EDT.



* At 624 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain

  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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...Radar indicated.



  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...

  Hopewell, Chester, Chesterfield Court House, Bellwood, Bensley,

  Chesterfield, Centralia, Drewrys Bluff, Pocahontas State Park,

  Beach, Varina and Meadowville.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS

Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.



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LAT...LON 3727 7764 3732 7766 3743 7764 3745 7748

      3744 7730 3735 7728 3729 7729 3729 7733

      3730 7733 3730 7734 3731 7734 3731 7735

      3729 7736 3730 7737 3729 7738 3729 7739

      3728 7739



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR



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