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Current Alerts for Fredericksburg, VA: Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued May 13 at 6:51PM EDT until May 14 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

AREAS AFFECTED: Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Page, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Warren, VA

DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of northern and northwest Virginia, including the following counties, in northern Virginia, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William. In northwest Virginia, Page, Rappahannock and Warren. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated an area of very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Leesburg... South Riding... Broadlands... Lansdowne... Brambleton... Warrenton... Ashburn... Linton Hall... Bull Run... Purcellville... Brunswick... Haymarket... Middleburg... Round Hill... Sperryville... Arcola... The Plains... Delaplane... Hume... Bluemont... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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