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Flood Stage
Jan 26th
River Watch
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
1036 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010
FOR THE LOWER JAMES BASIN…INCLUDING CARTERSVILLE…PALMYRA…RICHMOND LOCKS…RICHMOND WESTHAM…MINOR TO MODERATE 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.
1036 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010
…FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JAMES RIVER AT CARTERSVILLE
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 09:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.3 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 23.0 FEET…MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SECONDARY ROADS PARALLEL TO LEFT BANK OF RIVER FLOOD.
THIS RIVER LEVEL IS COMPARABLE TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.8 FEET ON SEP 20 2003.
