- Flood Warning for Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Flood Warning issued October 11 at 10:38PM EDT until October 14 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 9:44 a.m.
- Expires: Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 3 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flood Warning for...
Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
Cumberland County in central Virginia...
Prince Edward County in central Virginia...
Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
Nottoway County in south central Virginia...
Southwestern Goochland County in central Virginia...
Amelia County in central Virginia...
Powhatan County in central Virginia...
* Until 1030 AM EDT Friday.
* At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain has fallen over the area. Six to eight inches of
rain have fallen over Prince Edward, Amelia, and Nottoway
Counties, and two to five inches elsewhere in the warned area.
Runoff from heavy rain will continue to result in significant rises
of creek and rivers overnight into Friday morning. This is a very
dangerous situation. Do not drive through high water and seek
higher ground if necessary.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Powhatan, Cumberland, Farmville, South Hill, Blackstone, Chase
City, Crewe, Victoria, Kenbridge, Brodnax, Mannboro, Hampden
Sydney, Hampden Sydney College, Longwood University, Amelia
Courthouse, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Clarksville, La Crosse and
Burkeville.