Ashburn, VA Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 8:18PM EDT until May 18 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of Bland, Giles, and Tazewell counties in southwest Virginia and portions of Mercer, Monroe, and Summers counties in southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 1115 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas along with water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 815 PM EDT, emergency management reported minor flooding in portions of Mercer County due to heavy rain from thunderstorms. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Back Creek, Blue Lick Creek, Adair Run, Big Spring Branch, Beaver Branch, Big Branch, Bluestone River, and Blacklick Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are expected over the area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bluefield... Princeton... Pearisburg... Narrows... Athens... Peterstown... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 6:09PM EDT until May 18 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Jonesville, Pennington Gap, St. Charles and Dryden.

Beach Hazards Statement issued May 18 at 3:42PM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents are expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Eastern Currituck County. In Virginia, Virginia Beach. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide.