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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
659 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

  Blackwater River near Dendron affecting Surry County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 700 AM EDT.

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VAC181-171100-
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/DNDV2.1.ER.250716T1552Z.250716T2145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
659 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Blackwater River near Dendron.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 36.3 feet, Jones Town Drive and Walls Bridge Road
  begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 36.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:45 PM EDT Wednesday was 36.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river level is expected to crest tonight, then
    slowly begin falling.
  - Flood stage is 36.3 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    36.4 feet on 01/21/1978.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3703 7697 3710 7692 3702 7680 3694 7677
      3690 7687


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