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WGUS41 KAKQ 120200
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1000 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

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

  Nottoway River At Sebrell affecting Southampton and Sussex
  Counties.

For the Chowan Basin...including Franklin at US Highway 58/258,
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.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1000 AM EDT.

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VAC175-183-121400-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FL.W.0020.250412T1800Z-250413T0000Z/
/SEBV2.1.ER.250412T1800Z.250412T1800Z.250412T1800Z.NO/
1000 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nottoway River at Sebrell.

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

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water begins to cover Old Forty Road,
  State Route 634, in Sussex County. Additionally, Peters Bridge
  boat landing and portions of the Chub Sandhill Natural Area
  Preserve begin to flood, approximately 5 miles upstream of gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    16.1 feet on 02/20/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3672 7718 3681 7722 3689 7726 3693 7714
      3686 7712 3664 7695 3660 7702


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