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 100 AM EST.

The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Virginia... Appomattox River At Matoaca affecting Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and City of Petersburg Counties. For the Appomattox Basin...including Farmville, Mattoax, Matoaca... Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Appomattox River at Matoaca. * WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Canal begins to overflow along the right bank. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 PM EST Monday the stage was 9.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.0 feet on 01/20/1996. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&