Weather

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...

APPOMATTOX RIVER ABOVE FARMVILLE AFFECTING AMELIA, CUMBERLAND AND
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTIES.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...

JAMES RIVER AT RICHMOND WESTHAM AFFECTING CITY OF RICHMOND,
CHESTERFIELD AND HENRICO INDEPENDENT CITIES.

FOR THE LOWER JAMES BASIN...INCLUDING RICHMOND WESTHAM...MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE APPOMATTOX BASIN...INCLUDING FARMVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

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 1115 PM EST.

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...THE FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT RICHMOND WESTHAM.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 10:30 AM EST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:30 AM EST TUESDAY WAS 12.9 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 12.9 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES OF LOWLAND FLOODED
IN VICINITY OF GAGE.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.9
FEET ON 03/18/2007.


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...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...

JAMES RIVER AT RICHMOND LOCKS AFFECTING CITY OF RICHMOND AND
HENRICO INDEPENDENT CITIES.

FOR THE LOWER JAMES BASIN...INCLUDING RICHMOND WESTHAM AND RICHMOND
LOCKS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT AT 200 AM EST.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT RICHMOND LOCKS.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 12:54 PM EST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL OSCILLATE AROUND FLOOD STAGE WITH A
MAXIMUM VALUE OF 8.1 FEET THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9
FEET ON 02/25/2016.


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