April 28, 2008
National Weather Service Issues Flood Advisory
330 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN & SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR.
SOUTHEASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CNTL VA.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHESTER.
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN CNTL VA.
SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CNTL VA.
SOUTHEASTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CNTL VA.
NORTHWESTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CNTL VA.
NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CNTL VA.
CITY OF HOPEWELL IN SO. CNTL VA.
CITY OF PETERSBURG IN SO. CNTL VA.
N. DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SO. CNTL VA.
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SO. CNTL VA.
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER SVC RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS & EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS.& PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS.
HIGHWAYS.STREETS & UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS & LOW LYING SPOTS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS.& PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS & STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.








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