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Gloucester
Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 6:06 am EDT on September 6, 2008
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... interior
northeast North Carolina and Virginia... including the
following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland...
Dorchester... Somerset and Wicomico. In interior northeast
North Carolina... Northampton NC. In Virginia... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesterfield...
Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna... Gloucester...
Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico... James City...
King William... King And Queen... Lancaster... Louisa...
Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg... Middlesex... New Kent...
Northumberland... Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince
George... Richmond... Southampton... Surry... Sussex and
Westmoreland.
* Through this evening
* showers with embedded thunderstorms from Tropical Storm Hanna
will continue to bring moderate to heavy rainfall across the
region through this evening. The rain is expected to taper off to
scattered showers across south side Virginia and northeast North
Carolina by late afternoon. Hanna is expected to bring average
rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches... with some isolated higher
amounts possible... to the watch area. These rainfall amounts
have the potential to produce flash flooding across the watch
area.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to
flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. Do not
ever drive into flood waters.
All interests should continue to monitor forecasts and any additional
warnings issued and be prepared to take action.
Tropical Storm Warning Statement as of 11:29 am EDT on September 6, 2008
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...
... New information...
Updated storm position and movement.
... Areas affected...
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in...
the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... interior southeast
Virginia... the middle peninsula of Virginia... the Northern Neck
of Virginia and the peninsula of southeast Virginia.
... Watches/warnings...
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the
internet for more information about these additional hazards.
Flash Flood Watch.
Tornado Watch.
... Precautionary/preparedness actions...
All precautionary and preparedness actions should be completed at
this time.
Be prepared to move to higher ground if flooding begins to occur.
Do not drive through flood waters. If you encounter any
flooding while driving... turn around.
... Storm surge and storm tide...
Storm surge flooding of 1 to 2 feet above normal tide
levels can be expected on both sides of the Bay today. This could
cause minor to moderate flooding especially at high tide times
today. The following are select high tide locations and times:
Cambridge MD... 1007 PM
Gloucester VA... 241 PM
... Winds...
Wind speeds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph will continue
this afternoon. Winds will diminish around sunset as the storm
accelerates up to the northeast... and drop off significantly
around midnight.
... Inland flooding...
Heavy rain will continue at times across the area this afternoon.
Rain will taper off during the evening hours. Rainfall totals of 2
to 4 inches with some isolated higher amounts possibly exceeding 5
inches expected with this storm. Some of this rainfall will fall
within a very short amount of time... causing possible flash
flooding of small streams... creeks... and highly urbanized areas.
... Tornadoes...
A Tornado Watch continues into early afternoon. Isolated tornadoes
are possible in some of the rain bands until the storm passes by
late this afternoon.
... Next update...
This statement will be updated around 2 PM.
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