Winfall, North Carolina

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flood Warning for rural and urban areas and small streams in...

southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina...
this includes the cities of...
Norfolk... Franklin... Chesapeake... Newport News... Virginia
Beach... Portsmouth... Suffolk... Hampton and Elizabeth City...

* until 500 PM EST Thursday

* at 1056 am EST... continues to show moderate to heavy rain over the
area. An estimated 3 to 5 inches has already fallen over the area.
This will likely cause widespread flooding of some
creeks... small streams... low lying and flood prone areas.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area.

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay
your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.


Lat... Lon 3652 7787 3701 7676 3690 7638 3705 7649
      3707 7634 3692 7601 3622 7577 3615 7593
      3625 7613 3619 7607 3600 7653 3625 7671
      3593 7669 3584 7688


Lynch

... Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... North
Carolina and Virginia... including the following areas... in the
lower Eastern Shore of Maryland... inland Worcester and
Maryland beaches. In North Carolina... Bertie... Camden...
Chowan... gates... Hertford... inland Currituck... Northampton
NC... Outer Banks Currituck... Pasquotank and Perquimans. In
Virginia... Accomack... Chesapeake... Isle of Wight... Newport
News/Hampton... Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA...
Southampton... Suffolk... Virginia Beach and York.

* Through Friday morning

* periods of heavy rain will continue today... and last through
Friday morning. Additional rainfall amounts will average 3 to 6
inches through 700 am Friday morning. Total rainfall amounts
will range between 6 to 10 inches... with the lower amounts
north and west... highest amounts south and east. Locally higher
amounts around one foot will be possible across Hampton Roads in
southeast Virginia and across northeast North Carolina.

* Heavy rainfall will cause flooding of creeks and small
streams. Additionally... flooding will also occur in poor
drainage areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

819 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina... this includes
the cities of... Franklin... Chesapeake... Newport News... Virginia
Beach... Portsmouth...
Hampton... Norfolk... Suffolk... and Elizabeth
City

* until 215 PM EST Thursday

* at 812 am EST... Weather Service radar showed a widespread area of
moderate to heavy rain. An estimated 3 to 5 inches has already
fallen over the area. This will likely continue the threat for
some flooding of creeks... small streams... low lying and
flood prone areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area.

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.


Lat... Lon 3651 7787 3703 7676 3690 7638 3700 7633
      3705 7650 3707 7634 3691 7600 3623 7577
      3623 7578 3628 7582 3612 7587 3625 7613
      3619 7607 3600 7653 3625 7671 3593 7669
      3584 7688


Lynch

807 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina...
this includes the cities of Franklin...
Hampton... Norfolk... Suffolk... and Elizabeth City

* until 200 PM EST Thursday

* at 803 am EST... Weather Service radar showed a widespread area of
moderate to heavy rain. An estimated 3 to 5 inches has already
fallen over the area. This will likely continue the threat for
some flooding of creeks... small streams... low lying and
flood prone areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area throughout the day.

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.


Lat... Lon 3651 7787 3703 7676 3690 7638 3700 7633
      3705 7650 3707 7634 3691 7600 3623 7577
      3623 7578 3628 7582 3612 7587 3625 7613
      3619 7607 3600 7653 3625 7671 3593 7669
      3584 7688


Lynch

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday.

The combination of strong high pressure over the Great Lakes and
northern New England... and low pressure moving northeast along
the Carolina coast will result in a continuation of strong and
gusty northeast winds today into early Friday. These winds... from
from portions of the lower Maryland Eastern Shore... to interior
southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina will average
20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph... and continue into Friday
morning. The winds will gradually weaken Friday into Saturday as
the high pressure system moves northeast into the northern
Atlantic... and the area of low pressure moves east... out to sea.

Gusty winds combined with saturated ground may cause downed
trees... and also result in scattered power outages.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Norfolk VA...

Norfolk received 2.31 inches of precipitation yesterday... November
11th. This is a new daily record... breaking the old record of 1.44
set in 1979.

... Coastal low brings widespread rainfall to the area...
... High winds and coastal flooding continues along the mid Atlantic
coast...

Widespread heavy continues across eastern Virginia and northeast
North Carolina... associated with a low pressure system just south of
moorehead city North Carolina. Rainfall amounts have varied over the
region over the past 48 hours... with the heaviest rainfall occurring
over southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Rainfall
amounts in these region have ranged between 3 and 5 inches since
Tuesday night.

The following are unofficial peak wind gusts from ASOS and AWOS
sites across southeast Virginia during the 24 hour period beginning
at 930 am Wednesday and ending at 930 am this morning.

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Location peak wind gust (mph)

Cbbv2 (chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel va) 64
chyv2 (cape Henry va) 64
korf (norfolk va) 59
kwal (wallops va) 56
Portsmouth (va) 55
kntu (oceana va) 52


Here are the latest unofficial reports in inches from storm spotters
and cocorahs... along with a few official reports from area airports.
Precipitation amounts are from 10 am Tue - 10 am Thu (48 hours)... or
otherwise specified.

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Location rainfall (in)

In Virginia...

... Mathews County...

   gwynns island 3.52 (through 9 am)

... Newport News...

   Newport News/Williamsburg Intl arpt) 5.93 (through 10 am)

... Norfolk...

   Norfolk Intl Airport (korf) 4.09 (through 10 am)

... Portsmouth...

   Portsmouth 5.03 (through 9 am)

... Hampton...

   Langley Air Force Base (klfi) 5.54 (through 10 am)

... Virginia Beach...

   Oceana Naval Air Station (kntu) 5.28 (through 10 am)

... Chesapeake...

   Chesapeake Municipal Airport (kcpk) 3.68 (through 10 am)

... Suffolk...

   Suffolk Municipal Airport (ksfq) 4.31 (through 10 am)

... Sussex County...

   Wakefield Municipal Airport (kakq) 3.91 (through 10 am)

... Petersburg...

   Petersburg/Dinwiddie cnty Arpt (kptb) 2.72 (through 10 am)

... Hanover County...

   Hanover County Municipal Arpt (kofp) 3.64 (through 10 am)
   Beaverdam 2.41 (through 9 am)

... Henrico County...

   Glen Allen (through 9 am) 3.37 (through 9 am)
   Richmond International Airport (kric) 2.68 (through 10 am)

... Chesterfield County...

   Winterpock 3.50 (through 9 am)

... Powhatan County...

   Powhatan 2.39 (through 9 am)

... Richmond County...

   Newland 3.10 (through 9 am)


In North Carolina...

... Pasquotank County...

   Elizabeth City Coast Guard (kecg) 4.57 (through 10 am)