Weather Alert in Virginia
Flood Warning issued May 13 at 3:24PM EDT until May 13 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AREAS AFFECTED: Rockingham, VA; Hardy, WV; Pendleton, WV
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of western Virginia, including the following county, Rockingham and eastern West Virginia, including the following counties, Hardy and Pendleton. * WHEN...Until 745 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Portions of Peake Mountain Road were flooded in western Rockingham County. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mathias... Bergton... Criders... Yankeetown... Tunis... Fulks Run... Lost City... Sparkling Springs... Lost River... Rawley Springs... - This includes the following Flood Prone Roads... Parker Hollow Road, Upper Cove Road along Upper Cove Run, Lower Cove Road along Lower Cove Run, Kimseys Run Road, Whetzel Hollow Road along Whetzel Run, Dover Hollow Road, Route 33 between Riven Rock and Rawling Springs Rd, The German River between Bergton and Criders and Brocks Gap Road between Fulks Run and Bergton Road. - 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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
aircraft.
Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
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Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure
moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
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The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
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