Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: 3 Miles NNE Gasburg VA

Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
849 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

  Meherrin River At Lawrenceville affecting Greensville and
  Brunswick 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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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

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VAC025-081-261400-
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/LAWV2.1.ER.240926T0335Z.240926T1200Z.240927T0321Z.NO/
849 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Meherrin River at Lawrenceville.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, pasture land north of the river, and
  downstream of the gage, begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
    evening to 17.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then
    fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening to 5.4 feet
    Friday evening. It will rise to 11.7 feet Saturday evening.
    It will then fall again and remain below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.4 feet on 02/25/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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