Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 9:05PM EDT until October 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 1, 2024 - 6:05pm
Expires:
October 2, 2024 - 6:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Virginia...
Nottoway River At Rawlings affecting Brunswick, Sussex, Nottoway,
Greensville and Dinwiddie Counties.
Nottoway River Near Stony Creek affecting Sussex and Greensville
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...Nottoway River at Rawlings.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, River comes out of its banks in the
vicinity of the gage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:50 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 10.7 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.6 feet on 02/08/2020.
- 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 Wednesday morning at 915 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Nottoway, VA; Sussex, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA