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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1142 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2018

VAC003-540-310515-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
City of Charlottesville VA-Albemarle VA-
1142 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2018

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR IVY AND ADJACENT AREAS
SOUTH AND WEST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...

At 1138 PM EDT, emergency management reported ongoing water rescues
from flash flooding in Ivy.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Ivy and adjacent areas south and
west of Charlottesville. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

Emergency management reports that sections of Wipperwill Road at
Garth Road have been washed out. A mud slide was reported on
Barracks Road. Many other roads were under several feet of rushing
water. Seek higher ground immediately and avoid flood prone areas.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Charlottesville, Crozet, Free Union, Westmoreland, Hollymead, Ivy,
North Garden, Boonesville, Newcomb Hall, Flordon, Carrsbrook,
Barracks, Scott Stadium and White Hall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

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

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LAT...LON 3790 7865 3795 7869 3813 7868 3825 7865
      3825 7857 3824 7855 3822 7852 3817 7852
      3810 7844 3804 7843 3794 7853

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