WGUS41 KAKQ 201713
FLWAKQ

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
113 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Virginia...

  Blackwater River Above Franklin affecting Southampton, City of 
  Suffolk, Isle of Wight and City of Franklin Counties.

For the Chowan Basin...including Sebrell, Franklin...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 EDT.

&&

VAC093-175-620-800-210500-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FL.W.0018.250321T1000Z-250324T0600Z/
/FKNV2.1.ER.250321T1000Z.250322T1200Z.250324T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO EARLY MONDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Blackwater River above Franklin.

* WHEN...From Friday morning to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.8 feet, A portion of Barretts Landing River Walk 
  is innundated in Downtown Franklin area.
  At 11.8 feet, A portion of State Route 611 in Southampton County, 
  Joyners Bridge Road, is innundated. A portion of State Route 619, 
  in Isle of Wight County, is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 6.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 11.6 feet Saturday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.8 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.7 feet on 01/20/2013.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3673 7698 3686 7692 3689 7685 3686 7680
      3670 7687 3661 7685 3661 7700


$$

JM