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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
532 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...

  Nottoway River At Rawlings affecting Dinwiddie and Brunswick
  Counties.

  Nottoway River Near Stony Creek affecting Sussex County.

  Meherrin River At Lawrenceville affecting Brunswick County.

For the Chowan Basin...including Rawlings, Stony Creek, Sebrell,
Lawrenceville, Emporia, Franklin...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 545 PM EDT.

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VAC025-053-162145-
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532 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nottoway River at Rawlings.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water begins to flow across Harpers Bridge
  Road about an 1/8 of a mile north of the river. Farm land north of
  river along Beaver Pond Creek also floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:20 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:20 AM EDT Thursday was 11.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will crest today and is expected to fall
    below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to
    3.1 feet Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.8 feet on 10/08/2006.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3704 7779 3690 7753 3680 7753 3692 7784
      3698 7812 3712 7807


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532 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nottoway River near Stony Creek.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowlands between the town of Stony Creek
  and VA Route 640, along both sides of VA Route 40, are flooded.
  Also, flood waters from the Nottoway River back up into Stony
  Creek and flood Main Street between Hailfax Road and Cedar Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 15.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:30 AM EDT Thursday was 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.9
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    late Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.9 feet on 02/17/1948.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3692 7728 3680 7753 3693 7752 3707 7724


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VAC025-162145-
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532 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Meherrin River at Lawrenceville.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 17.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:45 AM EDT Thursday was 17.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.0
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage early Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    23.1 feet on 09/07/1999.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3683 7802 3676 7756 3666 7757 3668 7783
      3666 7793 3672 7803


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