Sutherlin, Virginia

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the

* Flood Warning for small streams in...
Rockingham County in north central North Carolina
Stokes County in north central North Carolina
Caswell County in north central North Carolina
city of Danville in south central Virginia
City of Martinsville in south central Virginia
Patrick County in southwest Virginia
Halifax County in south central Virginia
Franklin County in west central Virginia
Charlotte County in south central Virginia
City of Bedford in south central Virginia
Campbell County in central Virginia
City of Lynchburg in central Virginia
Appomattox County in central Virginia
Buckingham County in central Virginia
Amherst County in central Virginia
Henry County in south central Virginia
Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia
Bedford County in south central Virginia

* until 445 am EST Friday.

* At 1039 PM EST... numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Many
creeks are at or above bankfull as well... and the runoff from the
heavy rains the past couple days will keep flooding problem around
through the overnight.

The creeks and streams should begin receding to within their banks
before dawn Friday.

Those living along rivers... streams and creesk should take necessary
precautions immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Most flood deaths occur when trying to cross a water cover Road.
Make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.


Relay your reports of flooding to the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg by calling toll free... 1... 8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.


Lat... Lon 3735 7846 3737 7858 3725 7868 3707 7844
      3671 7863 3664 7855 3669 7867 3654 7914
      3623 7917 3625 8045 3655 8043 3660 8063
      3690 8019 3704 8012 3716 7992 3774 7931
      3779 7909 3754 7887 3776 7863 3769 7824


Wp

936 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Dan River at South Boston.
* From this evening until Monday morning
* at 07pm Thursday the estimated stage was 24.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise to near 29.2 feet by Saturday morning. The river will fall
below flood stage by Sunday evening.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.4 feet on Jan 3 2007.

936 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Dan River near paces.
* Until Sunday morning.
* At 08pm Thursday the stage was 23.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 26.9 feet by tomorrow
evening. The river will fall below flood stage Saturday before
midnight.

936 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Roanoke River at Randolph.
* Until Sunday evening.
* At 08pm Thursday the stage was 23.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 26.8 feet by tomorrow
evening. The river will fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.2 feet on Feb 24
2003.

936 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Roanoke River at Brookneal.
* Until late Friday night.
* At 08pm Thursday the stage was 27.4 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 27.7 feet by after midnight
tonight. The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.6 feet on Feb 23
2003.

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

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

Expect north to northeast wind at 15 to 30 mph... with gusts up to
45 mph possible. Because of the wet soil conditions... these winds
will likely be strong enough to down more trees... and possibly
cause power outages.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

This Wind Advisory means that winds will be high enough combined
with wet soils to down some trees. Use caution if traveling as
these gusts could down limbs and trees along highways.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Blacksburg Virginia...

a record rainfall of 1.34 inches was set at Blacksburg VA today.
This breaks the old record of 1.21 set in 2004.

If additional rainfall occurs before midnight... another record
report will be sent.

11/12/2009 0555 PM

4 miles WNW of Turbeville, Halifax County.

Flood, reported by law enforcement.


            Halifax dispatch reported water covering Highway 691 and
            Road is becoming impassable.





11/11/2009 0700 PM

2 miles NE of Virgilina, Halifax County.

Flood, reported by dept of highways.


            State Route 604 from Red Bank Rd eastward all the way to
            Mecklenburg County line closed due to flooding. Time
            estimated.




11/11/2009 0700 PM

3 miles SSE of Long Island, Halifax County.

Flood, reported by dept of highways.


            State Route 639 from rock barn Rd to Bull Creek Rd closed
            due to flooding. Time estimated.




11/11/2009 0700 PM

4 miles NW of Clover, Halifax County.

Flood, reported by dept of highways.


            Route 778 from Mt Laurel Rd to Black Walnut Rd closed due
            to flooding. Time estimated.

... Precipitation totals...

The following is a list of rainfall totals greater than one inch
that has fallen for this event... beginning 700 am November 10th
until 10 PM this evening November 12th. These reports are from a
combination of sources including coop observers... IFLOWS gages... and
ASOS and have not been quality controlled. Note that the coop
reports are from 7am this morning.


North Carolina


... Ashe County...

    4.21 Laurel Springs RAWS
    3.63 Transou coop
    3.19 Jefferson coop
    2.83 Creston 2.8 SW - ccr
    1.38 Ashe County ap

... Caswell County...

    5.60 Caswell game lands RAWS
    2.34 Yanceyville 4 se coop

... Rockingham County...

    6.17 Eden coop

... Stokes County...

    4.20 Danbury
    3.81 King ag coop

... Surry County...

    3.98 Ararat r. At Ararat
    3.50 Mount Airy coop
    3.44 Elkin coop
    3.06 Raven Knob RAWS
    1.62 Surry County ap

... Watauga County...

    3.41 mf New River IFLOWS sg
    3.26 Boone 1 se coop
    3.14 Boone rg (tva)
    3.09 Watauga r/Foscoe IFLOWS
    2.88 Howards knob IFLOWS
    2.48 Triplett rg dcp
    1.44 Blackburn Knob IFLOWS

... Wilkes County...

    3.16 W Kerr Scott resv
    2.85 Elk Creek dcp
    2.74 rendezvous mtn RAWS site
    2.56 Wilbar rg dcp
    2.50 North Wilkesboro coop
    1.51 Roaring River dcp

... Yadkin County...

    4.05 Yadkinville coop


Virginia


... Alleghany County...

    6.00 Nicholls Knob IFLOWS
    3.96 Warm Springs mtn IFLOWS
    3.92 Low Moor IFLOWS
    3.06 Covington 4.1 E - ccr
    2.68 fore mtn IFLOWS
    2.52 Ogle creek IFLOWS
    2.32 Covington fp coop/IFLOWS
    2.00 gathright dam
    1.87 Dunlap creek dcp

... Amherst County...

    1.90 Pedlar dam

... Appomattox County...

    4.40 Appomattox coop

... Bath County...

    2.96 Douthat St pk IFLOWS
    2.88 Yost IFLOWS
    2.68 Hot Springs coop
    2.56 trappers Lodge IFLOWS
    2.43 Lime Kiln RAWS
    2.16 Jordon top IFLOWS
    2.12 Cassidy bridge IFLOWS
    2.08 Ingalls Field IFLOWS
    1.90 Williamsville
    1.80 mill crk/co line IFLOWS
    1.73 gathright dam dcp
    1.57 Back Creek dcp at sunrise
    1.21 Ingalls Field Airport
    1.01 Jackson river near Bacova

... Bedford County...

    5.66 Moneta 3.7 SW - ccr
    4.71 Huddleston coop
    3.48 Holcomb rock coop
    3.44 Bedford coop
    3.09 Moneta 4.8 S - ccr

... Bland County...

    2.66 Bland coop
    2.51 Bland dcp

... Botetourt County...

    6.88 Sloan branch IFLOWS
    5.28 Daleville IFLOWS/USGS
    5.24 Glade Creek IFLOWS
    5.00 carvin creek IFLOWS
    4.84 Troutville IFLOWS
    4.56 Lithia IFLOWS
    4.32 tinker creek IFLOWS
    4.04 North Fork IFLOWS
    4.00 Oriskany IFLOWS
    3.65 Buchanan coop
    3.64 apple Orchard IFLOWS
    2.56 Buchanan

... Buckingham County...

    3.63 Buckingham coop

... City of Danville...

    4.19 Danville ASOS

... City of Lynchburg...

    3.75 Lynchburg 2.5 NNW - ccr

... City of Radford...

    3.00 Radford 0.9 WNW - ccr

... City of Roanoke...

    4.96 Roanoke r at stp IFLOWS
    4.76 Roanoke r. At Walnut St.
    4.76 lower N. Lakes IFLOWS
    4.28 Montclair IFLOWS

... Campbell County...

    4.69 Lynchburg ap (asos)
    3.85 Lynchburg coop
    1.75 Brookneal coop

... Carroll County...

    4.04 Buffalo mtn. IFLOWS
    3.52 Fancy Gap IFLOWS
    3.44 Gladesboro IFLOWS
    3.24 Woodlawn IFLOWS
    2.87 Galax water plant coop
    2.42 twin County apt

... Charlotte County...

    3.25 Keysville coop

... Craig County...

    4.08 Abbott IFLOWS
    4.00 Johns ck/rte 311 IFLOWS
    3.88 Potts mtn. IFLOWS
    3.80 New Castle IFLOWS
    3.80 Craig ck/rte 614 IFLOWS
    3.44 Simmonsville IFLOWS
    3.32 upper Johns Creek IFLOWS
    3.10 Craig valley RAWS nr. New Castle 2 NE

... Floyd County...

    6.40 Copper Hill IFLOWS
    5.56 mtn. View church IFLOWS
    4.66 Willis dcp
    4.25 Willis coop
    3.95 Copper Hill coop

... Fluvanna County...

    2.68 Bremo Bluff

... Franklin County...

    7.04 Ferrum IFLOWS
    6.89 maggodee ck IFLOWS
    6.25 rocky Mt. 3.6w - ccr
    6.24 Blackwater/calw IFLOWS
    6.20 Rocky Mount/pigg r. IFLOWS
    6.08 snow crk/rte 632 IFLOWS
    6.08 adney gap IFLOWS
    5.84 Simmonds Gap IFLOWS
    5.80 Boones Mill 12.6e - ccr
    4.10 Rocky Mount coop
    2.96 gills creek nf IFLOWS
    1.68 rocky Mt. 4.3 NNW - ccr

... Giles County...

    3.88 North Fork IFLOWS
    3.60 Mountain Lake Bio IFLOWS
    2.84 butt mtn IFLOWS
    2.80 dismal IFLOWS
    2.76 Wolf Creek IFLOWS
    1.20 Spruce Run IFLOWS
    1.18 Staffordsville coop

... Grayson County...

    4.36 Fairwood IFLOWS
    3.76 Jones Knob IFLOWS
    3.05 Galax dcp
    2.60 Whitetop mtn. IFLOWS
    2.56 Grayson Highland IFLOWS
    2.52 Bethel IFLOWS
    1.41 Troutdale dcp

... Halifax County...

    3.99 Randolph
    3.85 South Boston coop

... Henry County...

    9.36 Jones Creek IFLOWS
    8.20 Marrowbone res. IFLOWS
    7.64 lower Smith IFLOWS
    6.64 Meadows church IFLOWS
    6.04 Rangeley branch IFLOWS
    6.04 Providence ch. IFLOWS
    5.84 Chestnut Knob IFLOWS
    5.44 Martinsville hyd elec IFLOWS
    5.32 Mt Hermon church IFLOWS
    4.96 blackberry brdg IFLOWS sg
    4.80 Prilliman IFLOWS
    4.68 blackberry creek IFLOWS
    4.28 Sanville IFLOWS
    3.79 Blue Ridge Airport
    1.81 Philpott dam

... Montgomery County...

    9.52 poor mtn. IFLOWS
    5.64 Lafayette sg/IFLOWS
    5.37 Lafayette coop
    4.96 Ironto IFLOWS
    4.96 Shawsville sg/IFLOWS
    4.16 Blacksburg IFLOWS
    3.93 Christiansburg 1.8 SSW ccr
    3.88 Falling Branch IFLOWS
    3.66 Blacksburg NWS
    3.63 Blacksburg 0.4n - ccr
    3.48 Christiansburg 1s coop
    3.40 brush mtn IFLOWS
    1.68 VA tech Airport

... Nelson County...

    4.08 Bent Creek
    2.40 Montebello fish Nursery

... Patrick County...

    8.04 busted rock #1 IFLOWS
    6.80 Circle M IFLOWS
    5.32 Central Academy IFLOWS
    4.84 slate mtn. IFLOWS
    4.80 trot valley IFLOWS
    4.76 Dry Pond IFLOWS
    4.75 Woolwine coop
    4.75 Woolwine 0.4 SW - ccr
    4.60 Stuart coop
    4.52 Critz IFLOWS
    3.53 Meadows of Dan coop
    2.80 Raven Rock church IFLOWS
    2.80 Willow Hill chrch IFLOWS
    2.56 Samuel Grove church IFLOWS
    2.28 Doe Run church IFLOWS
    1.96 busted rock #2 IFLOWS

... Pittsylvania County...

    4.36 Chatham coop
    4.35 Danville coop

... Prince Edward County...

    2.81 Farmville regnl apt

... Pulaski County...

    4.00 Peak Creek IFLOWS
    3.64 nrv ap IFLOWS
    2.92 Radford coop
    2.72 caseknife stn IFLOWS
    2.67 Pulaski coop
    2.48 Back Creek IFLOWS
    2.20 Cove mtn IFLOWS
    2.14 Radford

... Roanoke County...

    8.24 tinker creek S. IFLOWS sg/rg
    6.08 witt's Orchard IFLOWS
    5.24 Fort Lewis mtn IFLOWS
    5.05 Roanoke ap (asos)
    4.68 Sugarloaf mtn IFLOWS
    4.44 Mill Mountain IFLOWS
    4.28 Peters Creek IFLOWS
    3.96 crawfords ridge IFLOWS
    3.64 Mason Cove IFLOWS
    2.30 Roanoke coop
    2.16 Mason creek IFLOWS

... Rockbridge County...

    4.40 Vesuvius IFLOWS
    4.08 north mtn IFLOWS
    3.84 Glasgow IFLOWS sg/rg
    3.44 N. Buffalo crk IFLOWS
    3.35 Glasgow coop
    3.30 Kerrs Creek coop
    3.16 Buffalo ck at Murat IFLOWS sg/rg
    2.84 Lexington IFLOWS
    2.64 Rockbridge Baths iflw/USGS
    2.29 Buena Vista coop
    2.20 Buena Vista
    2.16 Irish Gap IFLOWS
    1.96 Cornwall IFLOWS
    1.00 calfpasture r. Abv mill ck at Goshen

... Smyth County...

    2.84 Little Brushy IFLOWS
    2.24 Empire ap IFLOWS
    1.96 mf Holston r. At Seven Mile Ford iflw/USGS
    1.84 Nebo IFLOWS
    1.80 Saltville coop
    1.76 Walker house IFLOWS
    1.69 Saltville precip (tva)
    1.35 Marion TVA rg
    1.27 Mt Empire Airport

... Tazewell County...

    3.04 Cumberland hts IFLOWS
    2.52 Springville IFLOWS
    2.36 East River mtn IFLOWS
    2.14 Burkes Garden coop
    1.80 Bluestone IFLOWS
    1.60 Gratton IFLOWS
    1.24 Stony Ridge IFLOWS
    1.18 Tazewell rain gage (tva)
    1.08 Jewell Ridge IFLOWS
    1.04 Whitaker Ridge IFLOWS

... Washington County...

    1.15 VA Highlands Airport

... Wythe County...

    2.54 Stony Fork usfs RAWS
    2.49 Wytheville coop
    2.44 Walker lookout
    2.40 sand mtn IFLOWS
    2.28 2way Wytheville
    2.16 Crawfish Valley IFLOWS
    1.96 Cedar Springs IFLOWS


West virgina


... Greenbrier County...

    2.69 White Sulphur spgs dcp
    2.33 Rucker Gap IFLOWS
    2.20 White Sulphur Springs coop
    2.12 Alderson IFLOWS
    1.81 Lewisburg 3 N
    1.64 Meadow Bluff IFLOWS
    1.33 Renick coop/ww

... Mercer County...

    2.87 Payne branch if sg/rg
    2.16 Glenwood IFLOWS sg/rg
    1.98 Bluefield coop
    1.93 Princeton coop
    1.73 Camp Creek IFLOWS sg/rg
    1.70 Bluefield FAA airpor
    1.60 Bluefield IFLOWS
    1.49 Bramwell IFLOWS
    1.39 Arista IFLOWS
    1.29 Egeria IFLOWS
    1.20 Eads Mill IFLOWS
    1.16 mataoka IFLOWS

... Monroe County...

    2.92 Rock Camp
    2.54 Union coop
    2.34 Ballard IFLOWS
    1.36 Union IFLOWS

... Summers County...

    1.94 Keeney Knob IFLOWS
    1.72 Pipestem RAWS
    1.68 Alderson
    1.62 Bluestone r. At Pipestem
    1.60 Bluestone Lake
    1.44 Ellison Ridge IFLOWS
    1.18 Pipestem Knob IFLOWS