DFREM INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN

Informational Bulletin # 2 Fauquier County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management

Flooding/Heavy Rain 0930 Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Flood Warning in effect from April 30, 08:31 AM until April 30, 02:30 PM Flash Flood Watch is in effect until May 1, 06:00 AM

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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.

Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 70. Southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with

gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2

inches possible.

Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce

heavy rain. Low around 61. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of

precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

A chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

ADVISORIES, WATCHES OR WARNINGS:

Radar indicated persistent rainfall spreading northward across the region. Rainfall in the last six hours has averaged

around an inch with pockets around two inches. An additional inch of rain every two hours is expected through the

morning, which will allow streams to continue to rise out of their banks and cause flooding of low-lying areas. Rain will

continue through Thursday afternoon. There is potential of up to four inches of rain total by Thursday afternoon when

the systems exits the area. A flood warning is in effect until 2:30 PM Wednesday. A flash flood watch is in effect at 10

pm tonight through Thursday, May 1st at 6 am. A flood warning is also in effect for the Rappahannock River from

Wednesday evening until Friday morning. The potential exists Wednesday for severe thunderstorms that will be

capable of producing damaging wind gusts and a threat of isolated tornadoes.

Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

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Emergency Management will continue to monitor NWS forecasts and conditions and will provide updates as necessary.

Fire rescue companies are on alert for swift water rescue situations

Emergency Management will continue to monitor NWS forecasts and conditions and will

provide updates as necessary.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/

www.weather.gov/washington

VDOT at www.va511.org

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