FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 436 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
FOR THE LOWER JAMES BASIN...INCLUDING RICHMOND LOCKS...RICHMOND
WESTHAM...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
FOR THE CHOWAN BASIN...INCLUDING LAWRENCEVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...
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412 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MEHERRIN RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 03:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT TO
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.8 FEET ON
DEC 4 2009.
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LYNCH
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 915 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MEHERRIN RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET ON
MAR 2 1954.
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