- Flood Warning for Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Flood Warning issued September 28 at 6:11AM EDT until September 30 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 5 p.m.
- Expires: Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 5 a.m.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR
ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CRAIG COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...ROCKBRIDGE AND BATH COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON...THE
CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
At 607 AM EDT, reporting gauges indicated that many creeks and
streams within the warned area were cresting or starting to slowly
fall. However runoff from the 1 to 3 inches of rain that fell last
night will likely keep water levels close, if not above flood stage
into mid morning, especially in the vicinity of the James River.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Alleghany...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Covington...
and Clifton Forge.
- Flood Warning for Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Flood Warning issued September 28 at 5:09PM EDT until September 29 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 2:51 p.m.
- Expires: Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 5:30 a.m.
...A FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM
EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA
AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
At 500 PM EDT, reporting gauges indicate the Maury River has crested
at Lexington and Buena Vista and is now receding. The James River
at Glasgow was just above flood stage, but looks like it is cresting
and should begin falling between now and 8PM. Minor flooding has
been observed along both the Maury and James Rivers. River levels
are forecast to recede tonight and Saturday.