Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
717 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Virginia...

  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 500 PM EDT.

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VAC025-282100-
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/LAWV2.1.ER.240329T0126Z.240329T1800Z.240330T1200Z.NO/
717 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Meherrin River at Lawrenceville.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 19.6 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    19.6 feet on 06/01/1971.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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