- Flood Watch for Buckingham County, Virginia
- Flood Watch issued February 24 at 4:04PM EST until February 25 at 6:00AM EST by NWS
- Effective: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 4:04 p.m.
- Expires: Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 6 a.m.
...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TODAY WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT FOR FLOODING...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. WITH A SATURATED GROUND AND ELEVATED
STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR FLOODING AND EVEN FLASH FLOODING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
EXIT BY THIS EVENING.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
APPOMATTOX AND BUCKINGHAM. IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX.
* UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
* RAINFALL TOTALS LOCALLY UP TO 1 INCH WILL FALL ON SATURATED
GROUND.
* FLOODING OF SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS LARGER
MAINSTEM RIVERS...IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.