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  • Flood Watch for Mathews County, Virginia
  • Flood Watch issued June 03 at 9:24AM EDT until June 04 at 6:07PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 8:24 a.m.
  • Expires: Monday, June 4, 2018 at 5:07 p.m.
  • ...The flood watch continues for the following rivers in Virginia...
    Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg affecting City of
    Fredercksbrg and Stafford Counties
    The Flood Watch continues for
    The Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg.
    * At 8AM Sunday the stage was 6.7 feet.
    * Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
    * Minor flooding is possible.
    * A rise to near flood stage is anticipated. Begin preparing for
    possible flooding.
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  • Flood Watch for Mathews County, Virginia
  • Flood Watch issued May 19 at 1:54PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 1:44 p.m.
  • Expires: Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
  • ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
    The Flood Watch continues for
    * Portions of southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, and
    Virginia, including the following areas, in southeast
    Maryland, Dorchester, Inland Worcester, Maryland Beaches,
    Somerset, and Wicomico. In northeast North Carolina, Bertie,
    Hertford, and Northampton. In Virginia, Amelia, Brunswick,
    Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Eastern
    Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Essex, Eastern
    Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern King William, Eastern King
    and Queen, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland,
    Greensville, James City, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews,
    Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway,
    Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton,
    Surry, Sussex, Western Chesterfield, Western Essex, Western
    Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond),
    Western King William, Western King and Queen, Western Louisa,
    and Westmoreland.
    * Until 6 PM EDT this evening
    * Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected into early this
    evening then gradually decrease in coverage thereafter through
    midnight. Rainfall amounts have averaged 3 to 7 inches since
    Thursday afternoon with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches.
    Additional rainfall amounts into this evening are expected to be
    up to 1 inch, but locally higher amounts will still be
    possible.
    * While flash flooding cannot be ruled out...runoff from the
    heavy rainfall will continue to result in flooding of streams
    and creeks...as well as ponding of water on roadways.