Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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WGUS81 KAKQ 060104
FLSAKQ
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
904 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024
...The Flood Warning continues 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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 930 AM EDT.
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VAC175-183-061330-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.FL.W.0052.241006T0307Z-241008T0130Z/
/SEBV2.1.ER.241006T0307Z.241006T1200Z.241007T1930Z.NO/
904 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nottoway River at Sebrell.
* WHEN...Until late Monday 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 8:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 15.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 16.3 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.3 feet on 01/06/1990.
- 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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