Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 25 at 8:49PM EDT until September 27 at 5:21AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 5:49pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 7:00am
Description:
...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.
* 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
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Brunswick, VA; Greensville, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA