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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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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