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WGUS81 KAKQ 201540
FLSAKQ
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1040 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...
APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX AFFECTING CHESTERFIELD, POWHATAN AND
AMELIA COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...
NOTTOWAY RIVER AT SEBRELL AFFECTING SUSSEX AND SOUTHAMPTON
COUNTIES.
FOR THE APPOMATTOX BASIN...INCLUDING MATTOAX, MATOACA...MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE CHOWAN BASIN...INCLUDING SEBRELL...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1045 PM EST.
VAC175-183-210345-
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/SEBV2.1.ER.250217T0030Z.250220T1330Z.250223T0300Z.NO/
1040 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NOTTOWAY RIVER AT SEBRELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* 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.
AT 18.5 FEET, HANCOCK PEANUT MILL IS AFFECTED IN COURTLAND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:15 AM EST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:15 AM EST THURSDAY WAS 17.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 12.7 FEET
TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
17.6 FEET ON 04/03/2010.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3672 7718 3681 7722 3689 7726 3693 7714
3686 7712 3664 7695 3660 7702
VAC007-041-145-210345-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250221T1500Z/
/MTXV2.1.ER.250216T0622Z.250220T0130Z.250221T0900Z.NO/
1040 AM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS
FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM EST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:30 AM EST THURSDAY WAS 24.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 12.5 FEET SUNDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
24.4 FEET ON 11/16/2009.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3721 7776 3743 7802 3742 7814 3751 7812
3752 7791 3733 7767
JM
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