... Flood Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday
afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of North Carolina and Virginia...
including the following areas... in North Carolina... Bertie...
Camden... Chowan... gates... Hertford... inland Currituck...
Northampton NC... Outer Banks Currituck... Pasquotank and
Perquimans. In Virginia... Brunswick... Charles City...
Chesapeake... Dinwiddie... Gloucester... Greensville... Isle of
Wight... James City... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Newport News/Hampton... Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA...
Nottoway... Prince Edward... Prince George... Southampton...
Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia Beach and York.
* From Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon
* periods of heavy rain are expected beginning Veterans Day... and
lasting into Thursday. Total rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches
are anticipated through 600 PM Thursday evening... with locally
higher amounts possible.
* Periods of heavy rainfall may cause flooding of creeks and small
streams Wednesday through Thursday.
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.
Hurley