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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
355 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Virginia...

  James River At Richmond Westham affecting City of Richmond,
  Henrico and Chesterfield Counties.

For the Lower James Basin...including Cartersville, Richmond
Westham, Richmond Locks...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 late tonight at 400 AM EDT.

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VAC041-087-760-290800-
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/RMDV2.1.ER.240929T0520Z.240929T1800Z.240930T0600Z.NO/
355 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...James River at Richmond Westham.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flood stage. Minor flooding along both
  banks. No damage at this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.4 feet early
    tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    12.4 feet on 03/05/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3770 7780 3756 7744 3747 7749 3753 7770
      3760 7785


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