Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 245 AM EST.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...
Appomattox River At Mattoax affecting Amelia, Powhatan and
Chesterfield Counties.
For the Appomattox Basin...including Farmville, Mattoax, Matoaca...
Minor flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Appomattox River at Mattoax.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Agricultural and pasture land flooded.
At 25.0 feet, Agricultural and some secondary roads flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 PM EST Sunday the stage was 23.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 PM EST Sunday was 25.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue falling to 14.6 feet early
Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.7 feet on 12/04/1934.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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