THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NELSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN AUGUSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.

* AT 333 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. UP TO TWO
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN, WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO
INCHES POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WINTERGREEN, NELLYSFORD, GREENFIELD, ROCKFISH AND FABER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT
FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES ON FRIDAY DUE TO
TEMPERATURES IN MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY COULD
QUICKLY CAUSE HEAT STRESS OR HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

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