- Flood Warning for Accomack County, Virginia
- Flood Warning issued October 29 at 6:20PM EDT until October 30 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.
- Expires: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at midnight
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN DORCHESTER...ACCOMACK...SOMERSET...
WORCESTER...NORTHAMPTON AND WICOMICO COUNTIES...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
* AT 615 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WAS MAKING
LANDFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF NEW JERSEY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW A WIDESPREAD AREA OF HEAVY
RAINFALL SPIRALING IN FROM THE OCEAN...MOVING WEST ACROSS THE
LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 60
MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND SWEPT HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.