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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
414 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
..PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JONATHAN MCGEE - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
WFO WAKEFIELD, VA
SUBJECT: UPGRADING RIVER FORECAST SERVICES FROM FLOOD-ONLY TO
DAILY ISSUANCE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
EFFECTIVE APRIL 28, 2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
WAKEFIELD, VA OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE SOUTHEAST RIVER
FORECAST CENTER (SERFC) WILL UPGRADE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES FOR 5
RIVER GAUGE LOCATIONS. SERVICES WILL TRANSITION FROM “FLOOD-ONLY”
FORECASTS TO DAILY ROUTINE FORECASTS. PREVIOUSLY, THESE
LOCATIONS WERE DESIGNATED AS FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST POINTS, MEANING
THE FIVE-DAY FORECAST WAS ONLY PROVIDED BY SERFC HYDROLOGISTS WHEN
RIVER LEVELS WERE EXPECTED TO RISE NEAR OR ABOVE MINOR FLOOD
STAGE. FOLLOWING INQUIRIES FROM PARTNERS AND USERS, THE SERFC WILL
NOW PROVIDE DAILY, YEAR-ROUND FORECAST INFORMATION FOR THESE
SITES.
THIS TRANSITION PROVIDES SEVERAL BENEFITS. FIRST, SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS IS ENHANCED BY PROVIDING VALUABLE DATA DURING DROUGHT
AND LOW FLOW CONDITIONS AND NOT JUST DURING FLOOD EVENTS. SECOND,
THERE IS AN ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL INTERESTS AND
PUBLIC SAFETY ALONG RIVER REACHES. FINALLY, CONSISTENCY IS
IMPROVED BY PROVIDING DAILY MODELING OF POINTS SITUATED BETWEEN OR
ABOVE EXISTING DAILY FORECAST LOCATIONS TO ENSURE A MORE SEAMLESS
HYDROLOGIC PROFILE ACROSS THE AREA.
THE ENHANCED FORECASTS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE EXISTING SERFC
WORKFLOW AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE LOCAL NWS OFFICE TO THE
ONLINE NATIONAL WATER PREDICTION SERVICE (WATER.NOAA.GOV). NOTE:
NOT ALL RIVER FORECAST POINTS WILL TRANSITION TO A DAILY FORECAST
FREQUENCY. IN SOME CASES, A RIVER GAUGE LOCATION WILL REMAIN
"FLOOD-ONLY" DUE TO LOW-FLOW MODELING COMPLEXITIES OR INSTANCES
WHERE FORECASTS ARE GENERATED LOCALLY BY THE NWS WAKEFIELD OFFICE
RATHER THAN THE SERFC.
THE FOLLOWING GAUGES WILL TRANSITION TO DAILY ISSUANCE. SITES ARE LISTED
BY NAME, NWS ID, AND USGS ID.
• NOTTOWAY RIVER NEAR RAWLINGS, VA | RAWV2 | USGS 02044500
• NOTTOWAY RIVER NEAR STONY CREEK, VA | STYV2 | USGS 02045500
• MEHERRIN RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE, VA | LAWV2 | USGS 02051500
• BLACKWATER RIVER ABOVE FRANKLIN, VA | FKNV2 | USGS 02049500
• CASHIE RIVER NEAR WINDSOR, NC | WNDN7 | USGS 0208111310
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT:
JONATHAN MCGEE
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
NWS WAKEFIELD, VA
EMAIL: JONATHAN.MCGEE@NOAA.GOV
PHONE: 757-758-3220 EXT 234
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