Warfield, Virginia

... Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Nottoway River at Rawlings
* from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 10:30 am Thursday the stage was 6.3 feet
* minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet
this river level is comparable to a previous crest of 11.1 feet on
Dec 13 2008.

1045 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Sunday evening... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Meherrin River at Lawrenceville
* until Sunday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:00 am Thursday the stage was 14.8 feet
* minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet
this river level is comparable to a previous crest of 22.4 feet on
Oct 9 2006.

... Flood Watch remains in effect until 6 PM EST this evening...

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.

* Until 6 PM EST this evening

* periods of heavy rain will continue into this afternoon. Total
daytime rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are anticipated
through 600 PM this evening... with locally higher amounts
possible. Total rainfall amounts from this storm will will range
between 4 and 8 inches.

* 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 at least minor river
flooding expected into the 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 remains in effect until 9 PM EST this evening...

A Wind Advisory remains 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.

... Intense coastal storm continues to bring widespread heavy
rainfall and strong winds to the mid Atlantic region...

Widespread heavy continues across eastern Virginia and northeast
North Carolina... as well as portions of central Virginia. Low
pressure responsible for the heavy rainfall was just south of Cape
Hatteras at midday Thursday. 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 from near 5 to around 7 inches
since Tuesday night... with locally higher amounts.

The following are unofficial peak wind gusts from ASOS and AWOS
sites across southeast Virginia during the 30 hour period beginning
at 600 am Wednesday and ending at 1200 PM this afternoon.

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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) 55


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 12 PM Tue - 12 PM 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 (kphf) 6.76 (through 12 pm)

... Norfolk...

   Norfolk Intl Airport (korf) 4.73 (through 12 pm)

... Portsmouth...

   Portsmouth 5.03 (through 9 am)

... Hampton...

   Langley Air Force Base (klfi) 6.40 (through 12 pm)

... Virginia Beach...

   Oceana Naval Air Station (kntu) 6.06 (through 12 pm)

... Chesapeake...

   Chesapeake Municipal Airport (kcpk) 4.12 (through 10 am)

... Suffolk...

   Suffolk Municipal Airport (ksfq) 4.71 (through 12 pm)

... Sussex County...

   Wakefield Municipal Airport (kakq) 4.31 (through 12 pm)

... Petersburg...

   Petersburg/Dinwiddie cnty Arpt (kptb) 2.93 (through 12 pm)

... Hanover County...

   Hanover County Municipal Arpt (kofp) 4.01 (through 12 pm)
   Beaverdam 2.41 (through 9 am)

... Henrico County...

   Glen Allen (through 9 am) 3.37 (through 9 am)
   Richmond Intl Airport (kric) 3.01 (through 12 pm)

... 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) 5.31 (through 12 pm)