Flood Warning (9/26/24)

 
Note: The Flood Warning has expired for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the expiration is below.
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A Flood Warning is in effect to 6:15 pm Thursday, September 26, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Greene, Orange, Charlottesville.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…A portion of central Virginia, including the following counties, Albemarle, City of Charlottesville, Greene and Orange.

* WHEN…Until 615 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1204 PM EDT, stream gauges continue to reported ongoing flooding on multiple streams and rivers. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Charlottesville… Crozet…
Free Union… Campbell…
Westmoreland… Hollymead…
Ivy… Scottsville…
Esmont… Flordon…
Scott Stadium… Newcomb Hall…
Barracks… Monticello…
Carrsbrook… Overton…
North Garden… Earlysville…
White Hall… Shadwell…
– Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.