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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
716 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2019
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...
APPOMATTOX RIVER ABOVE FARMVILLE AFFECTING AMELIA...CUMBERLAND AND
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTIES
FOR THE APPOMATTOX BASIN...INCLUDING FARMVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY.
GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AKQ. CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES ICON BENEATH THE
POINT AND CLICK FORECAST MAP.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...
VAC007-049-147-141116-
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/FRMV2.1.ER.190614T0400Z.190614T0600Z.190614T1320Z.NO/
716 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2019
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE APPOMATTOX RIVER ABOVE FARMVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 07:05 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...WATER APPROACHES BACK OF HOMES ON OLD PLANK RD,
UPSTREAM OF GAGE. PARKING LOT ON ELM ST. NORTH OF MAIN ST. ON
SOUTHSIDE OF RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD.
LAT...LON 3739 7843 3736 7834 3752 7812 3734 7817
3721 7839 3729 7851
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