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EXPIRED1/29/2024 12:55:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
1/29/2024 12:55:00 AM until 1/29/2024 1:00:00 PM
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 this morning at 800 AM EST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Virginia...North Carolina...
Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph affecting Halifax and
Charlotte Counties.
Dan River Near Wentworth affecting Rockingham County.
Dan River at the sewage treatment plant near Danville affecting
City of Danville, Caswell, Rockingham and Pittsylvania
independent cities.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...
Dan River at South Boston affecting Halifax County.
Dan River at Paces affecting Halifax County.
For the Roanoke River...including Roanoke, Sandy Level, Altavista,
Brookneal, Randolph...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Dan River...including Wentworth, the sewage treatment plant
near Danville, Paces, South Boston...Minor flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Dan River at the sewage treatment plant near Danville.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flooding begins at River District Towers.
Minor flooding along River Street begins.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EST Sunday the stage was 19.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.0
feet later today.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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