Maryus, Virginia

... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST
Friday...

A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST Friday.

The approaching new phase of the moon... in tandem with the strong
onshore flow... will lead to increasing tidal anomalies through
Friday afternoon. The greatest threat for moderate to severe
flooding can be expected during the high tide cycle through Friday
afternoon... as anomalies reach 2 to 3 feet above normal over the
northern areas... and 3 to 4 feet above normal for Gloucester and
Matthews.

The high tide cycles this evening will occur at 1023 PM EST at
Lewisetta and is expected to reach 3.5 to 4 feet resulting in
moderate to severe flooding.

The high tide cycles Friday morning will occur at 608 am EST at
Gloucester... 742 am EST at Windmill Point... and at 956 am EST at
Lewisetta. Water levels referenced to mean lower low water... are
expected to reach 5.5 to 6.5 feet at Gloucester... 4.5 to 5 feet at
Windmill Point... and 4.5 to 5 feet at Lewisetta... resulting in
moderate to severe flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.

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

The Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of central Virginia... east central Virginia... interior
southeast Virginia... south central Virginia... the middle
peninsula of Virginia... the Northern Neck of Virginia and the
peninsula of southeast Virginia... including the following
areas... in central Virginia... Caroline...
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... Dinwiddie. In the middle Mathews and
Middlesex. In the Northern Neck of Virginia...
Lancaster... Northumberland... Richmond and Westmoreland. In the
peninsula of southeast Virginia... James City.

* Through Friday morning

* periods of rain will continue overnight into Friday morning.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected across
the area... with locally higher amounts possible. Total rainfall
amounts from this storm will will range between 5 and 10 inches.

* Additional rainfall may cause flooding of creeks and small
streams through Friday morning. Also... flooding may occur in
poor drainage areas. Main Stem river levels will also continue
to rise... with minor to moderate river flooding expected into
the upcoming weekend. See wbcflsakq for additional information.

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.

901 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
extreme southeastern Essex County in east central Virginia...
southeastern King And Queen County in east central Virginia...
southeastern Richmond County in east central Virginia...
this includes the city of Robley...
northern Gloucester County in eastern Virginia...
Lancaster County in eastern Virginia...
this includes the cities of... Kilmarnock... Irvington...
northwestern Mathews County in eastern Virginia...
Middlesex County in eastern Virginia...
this includes the cities of... Urbanna... Locust Hill...
Christchurch...
southern Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
this includes the city of fair port...

* until 100 am EST

* at 856 PM EST storm total rain fall of 3 to 5 inches of rain has
fallen across the advised area and with an additional inch of rain
fall possible over the next several hours... will continue to the
Flood Advisory. This additional rainfall will continue the threat
for flooding of small creeks and streams as well as low lying
and flood prone areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water in urban areas...
highways... streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage
areas and low lying spots.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water on country roads and
farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.

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 3790 7623 3782 7627 3782 7630 3778 7628
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      3763 7654 3758 7635 3750 7638 3746 7665
      3754 7679 3761 7683 3783 7675 3767 7655
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Ess

... High Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...

A High Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday.

The combination of strong high pressure over northern New
England... and low pressure along the Carolina coast will result
in a continuation of very strong and gusty northeast winds
through early Friday. These winds will average 30 to 40 mph with
gusts 55 to 70 mph... overnight and continue into Friday morning.
The winds will gradually weaken Friday afternoon into Saturday as
the high pressure system moves northeast into the northern
Atlantic... and the area of low pressure moves southeast... out to
sea.

Very strong winds and saturated ground will result in downed
trees... and cause widespread power outages.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. Winds this strong
can also make driving difficult... especially for high profile
vehicles. Use extra caution.

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

A record rainfall for this date was set at Norfolk VA.

So far today... 3.30 inches fell today. This breaks the old record of
3.12 set in 1937.

An update will be sent on Fri morning.

... Intense coastal storm continues to bring areas of rain and strong
winds to the mid Atlantic region...

Areas of moderate to heavy rain continue across portions eastern and
central Virginia. Excessive wind gusts occurred over portions of
southeast Virginia... reaching in excess of 70 mph at times.

Low pressure system near Cape Hatteras at 9 PM was moving very slowly
toward the north and northeast.

Rainfall amounts have varied over the region during the past 60 hours
... With the heaviest rainfall occurring over southeast Virginia.
Rainfall amounts in this region have ranged from 6 to 9 inches since
Tuesday night... with locally higher amounts.

The following are unofficial peak wind gusts from ASOS and AWOS
sites across southeast Virginia... the Delmarva Peninsula and
northeastern Virginia... since 600 am Wednesday through 3 PM this
afternoon.

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Location peak wind gust (mph)

Cbbv2 (chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel va) 71 (800 PM est)
chyv2 (cape Henry va) 72 (543 PM est)
ykrv2 (york river light va) 66 (506 PM est)
korf (norfolk va) 74 (611 PM est)
rplv2 (rappahannock light va) 60 (230 PM est)
kwal (wallops island va) 59 (758 PM est)
wahv2 (wachapreague va) 57 (600 PM est)
kntu (oceana va) 75 (614 PM est)
koxb (ocean city md) 56 (1215 PM est)
kecg (elizabeth city nc) 54 (204 PM est)
ocim2 (ocean city inlet MD 44 (848 am est)
44009 (15nm E of Fenwick is de) 62 (400 PM est)
dukn7 (duck pier nc) 53 (1012 am est)

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 storm totals unless otherwise specified.

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Location rainfall (in)

In Virginia...

... Newport News...

   Newport News/Williamsburg Intl Arpt (kphf) 8.99 (through 8 pm)

... Norfolk...

   Norfolk Intl Airport (korf) 6.06 (through 8 pm)

... Hampton...

   Langley Air Force Base (klfi) 9.07 (through 8 pm)

... Virginia Beach...

   Oceana Naval Air Station (kntu) 7.82 (through 8 pm)

... Chesapeake...

   Chesapeake Municipal Airport (kcpk) 4.67 (through 8 pm)

... Suffolk...

   Suffolk Municipal Airport (ksfq) 5.70 (through 8 pm)

... Sussex County...

   Wakefield Municipal Airport (kakq) 5.65 (through 8 pm)

... Petersburg...

   Petersburg/Dinwiddie cnty Arpt (kptb) 4.34 (through 8 pm)

... Hanover County...

   Hanover County Municipal Arpt (kofp) 5.44 (through 8 pm)


... Henrico County...

   Glen Allen 5.01 (through 9 pm)
   Richmond Intl Airport (kric) 4.54 (through 8 pm)

... Prince Edward County...

   Farmville (kfvx) 4.31 (through 9 pm)

... Accomack County...

   Wallops Island (kwal) 3.64 (through 8 pm)

... Chesterfield County...

   Chester 4.94 (through 6 pm)

... Powhatan County...

   Powhatan 2.39 (through 9 am)


In North Carolina...

... Pasquotank County...

   Elizabeth City Coast Guard (kecg) 6.32 (through 9 pm)

In Maryland...

... Worcester County...

   Ocean City (koxb) 3.60 (through 9 pm)

... Wicomico County...

   Salisbury (ksby) 3.10 (through 8 pm)