Dunnsville, Virginia

... Flood Watch remains in effect through this afternoon...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Virginia... east central Virginia...
interior southeast Virginia... south central Virginia... the
middle peninsula of Virginia... the Northern Neck of Virginia...
the peninsula of southeast Virginia and the Piedmont of
central Virginia... including the following areas... in central
Virginia... Chesterfield... Hanover... Henrico and Prince George.
In east central Virginia... Charles City... King William and New
Kent. In interior southeast Virginia... Greensville... Surry and
Sussex. In south central Virginia... Brunswick... Dinwiddie...
Lunenburg... Mecklenburg and Nottoway. In the middle peninsula
of Virginia... Essex... Gloucester... King And Queen... Mathews
and Middlesex. In the Northern Neck of Virginia... Lancaster...
Northumberland and Richmond. In the peninsula of southeast
Virginia... James City. In the Piedmont of central Virginia...
Amelia... Cumberland... Goochland... Powhatan and Prince Edward.

* Through this afternoon

* periods of heavy rain will continue into this afternoon. Total
rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are anticipated through 600 PM
this evening... with locally higher amounts possible.

* Periods of heavy rainfall may cause flooding of creeks and small
streams through today. Also... main Stem river levels are
expected to rise significantly... with minor river flooding late
in the week and upcoming weekend. Additionally... flooding may
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.

... Wind Advisory in effect until 9 PM EST this evening...

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect until 9 PM EST this evening.

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 gusty
northeast winds today into this evening. These winds... from
interior sections of the lower Maryland Eastern Shore... to
interior eastern... central and south central Virginia... and
interior northeast North Carolina 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to
45 mph into this evening. The winds will gradually weaken today
through Friday as the high pressure system moves northeast into
the northern Atlantic... and the area of low pressure begins to
move east... and out to sea.

Gusty winds and 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.