{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.535983e4c4c0923f2113714b31e0b9450817c248.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Coastal Flood Statement issued May 31 at 1:34PM EDT until June 1 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.535983e4c4c0923f2113714b31e0b9450817c248.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Wakefield VA"},"word_count":93,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Coastal Flood Statement: Coastal Flood Statement issued May 31 at 1:34PM EDT until June 1 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Westmoreland; Northumberland\n**Issued by:** NWS Wakefield VA\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T13:34:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T13:34:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-01T07:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above\nground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and\ntidal waterways.\n\n* WHERE...Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties.\n\n* WHEN...From 1 AM EDT Monday through Monday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable\nlocations near the waterfront and shoreline.\n\n## Instructions\nDo not drive through flooded roadways."}