A flood warning was issued May 13 at 4:26 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. by the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC Office. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
At 4:26 p.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between half an inch to one inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned areas.
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
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Locations under the flood warning include:
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Nelson County
- Waynesboro
- Stuarts Draft
- Crozet
- Grottoes
- Crimora
- Sherando
- Shipman
- Schuyler
- Free Union
- Wintergreen
- Afton
- Montebello
- Fishersville
- Verona
- Weyers Cave
- Lyndhurst
- Nellysford
- Ivy
- Greenville
Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information. Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads, warned NWS. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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