Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
000 WGUS41 KRNK 061348 FLWRNK BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 848 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...MODERATE FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY FOR THE DAN RIVER...INCLUDING SOUTH BOSTON...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING WITH MODERATE FLOODING FORECAST. RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE DAN RIVER BASIN THE PAST 24 HOURS IS CAUSING A RAPID RISE ON THE RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF RAIN AND SNOWMELT HAS BEEN FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES AND WITH VERY SATURATED SOILS THE RIVER IS RESPONDING VERY QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. $$ && VAC083-070148- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100209T1040Z/ /SBNV2.2.ER.100206T0906Z.100207T1800Z.100208T2240Z.NO/ 848 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT * AT 08AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...21.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 27.4 FEET ON APR 13 2003. $$
