Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Richmond, VA ∙ Manchester, VA ∙ Bon Air, VA ∙ Tuckahoe, VA ∙ Manakin, VA ∙ Crozier, VA

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Virginia...
James River At Cartersville affecting Cumberland, Powhatan and Goochland Counties.
James River At Richmond Locks affecting Henrico and City of Richmond County.
Appomattox River At Matoaca affecting City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield Counties.
Appomattox River Above Farmville affecting Prince Edward, Cumberland and Amelia Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Virginia...
James River At Richmond Westham affecting City of Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield Counties.
Appomattox River At Mattoax affecting Chesterfield, Powhatan and Amelia Counties.
For the Lower James Basin...including Richmond Locks, Richmond Westham, Cartersville...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Appomattox Basin...including Farmville, Mattoax, Matoaca... Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM EST.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 358 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Virginia... James River At Cartersville affecting Cumberland, Powhatan and Goochland Counties. James River At Richmond Locks affecting Henrico and City of Richmond County. Appomattox River At Matoaca affecting City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield Counties. Appomattox River Above Farmville affecting Prince Edward, Cumberland and Amelia Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Virginia... James River At Richmond Westham affecting City of Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield Counties. Appomattox River At Mattoax affecting Chesterfield, Powhatan and Amelia Counties. For the Lower James Basin...including Richmond Locks, Richmond Westham, Cartersville...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Appomattox Basin...including Farmville, Mattoax, Matoaca... Moderate flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...James River at Richmond Westham. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water is getting into the parking lot at Huguenot Flatwater Park and Pony Pasture. Additionally, portions of the Willow Oaks County Club is flooded. Sections of Riverside Drive are closed due to flooding. At 17.0 feet, Water infiltrates several homes near the gage, downstream of the Huguenot Bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM EST Monday the stage was 16.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:30 PM EST Monday was 16.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.1 feet on 09/20/2003. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3770 7780 3756 7744 3747 7749 3753 7770 3760 7785

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