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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
837 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Virginia...

  Nottoway River At Sebrell affecting Sussex and Southampton
  Counties.

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 evening at 845 PM EDT.

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VAC175-183-210045-
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/SEBV2.1.ER.240519T2045Z.240521T0000Z.240522T0000Z.NO/
837 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Nottoway River at Sebrell.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water begins to cover Old Forty Road,
  State Route 634, in Sussex County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 AM EDT Monday the stage was 16.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:15 AM EDT Monday was 16.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.7
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    16.7 feet on 03/11/1944.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3672 7720 3682 7720 3692 7728 3707 7724
      3687 7709 3664 7695 3660 7702


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