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Moderate flooding 3

1. Moderate floodingObservedAshville Bridge Creek, VAObserved 5.74 ft at 18:45Z: moderate flooding
2. Moderate floodingForecastLittle Creek, VAObserved 4 ft at 18:45Z: action stageForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.3 ft at 20 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 21 Oct 00:00Z: moderate flooding
3. Moderate floodingForecastPagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW), VAObserved 3.47 ft at 19:05Z: action stageForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 4.3 ft at 19 Oct 22:00Z · below flood stage (3.5 ft) by 20 Oct 02:00Z: moderate flooding

Minor flooding 3

1. Minor floodingObservedEastern Branch Elizabeth River, VAObserved 5.09 ft at 18:45Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.7 ft at 19 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 20 Oct 00:00Z: minor flooding
2. Minor floodingObservedKnitting Mill Creek, VAObserved 4.92 ft at 18:42Z: minor flooding
3. Minor floodingObservedLong Creek Canal, VAObserved 4.04 ft at 18:42Z: minor flooding

Action stage, not flooding 4

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

1. Action stageForecastPotomac River at Alexandria, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 15:23Z · highest 3 ft at 19 Oct 18:00Z: action stage
2. Action stageObservedElizabeth River, VAObserved 4.88 ft at 19:05Z: action stage, selected
3. Action stageObservedJones Creek, VAObserved 2.86 ft at 19:00Z: action stage
4. Action stageObservedRagged Island Creek, VAObserved 2.15 ft at 19:00Z: action stage

Coastal water levels (tide gauges)

Moderate flooding 5

1. Moderate floodingForecastAtlantic Coast at Anheuser Busch Coastal Res. Center (MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 7.6 ft at 19 Oct 20:00Z · below flood stage (7 ft) by 19 Oct 22:00Z: moderate flooding
2. Moderate floodingForecastNassawadox Creek at Bayford (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 3.8 ft at 20 Oct 23:00Z · below flood stage (3 ft) by 21 Oct 04:00Z: moderate flooding
3. Moderate floodingForecastJames River (VA) at Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 4.7 ft at 21 Oct 00:00Z · below flood stage (4 ft) by 21 Oct 04:00Z: moderate flooding
4. Moderate floodingForecastChesapeake Bay at Kiptopeke (IN MLLW), VAObserved 4.03 ft at 18:36Z: action stageForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5 ft at 19 Oct 20:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 19 Oct 23:00Z: moderate flooding
5. Moderate floodingForecastLynnhaven River at Lynnhaven Inlet (IN MLLW), VAObserved 4.6 ft at 18:36Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.4 ft at 20 Oct 09:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 20 Oct 14:00Z: moderate flooding

Minor flooding 16

1. Minor floodingForecastChesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.3 ft at 20 Oct 20:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 20 Oct 23:00Z: minor flooding
2. Minor floodingForecastChincoteague Channel at Chincoteague Bay Inlet (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5 ft at 20 Oct 20:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 20 Oct 23:00Z: minor flooding
3. Minor floodingObservedJames River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW), VAObserved 4.57 ft at 18:36Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.4 ft at 20 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 21 Oct 01:00Z: minor flooding
4. Minor floodingObservedHampton River at Hampton, VAObserved 4.79 ft at 18:36Z: minor flooding
5. Minor floodingForecastJames River, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.3 ft at 21 Oct 03:00Z: minor flooding
6. Minor floodingForecastPotomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 3.3 ft at 21 Oct 02:00Z · below flood stage (3 ft) by 21 Oct 05:00Z: minor flooding
7. Minor floodingObservedElizabeth River at Money Point (IN MLLW), VAObserved 5.16 ft at 18:54Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.7 ft at 20 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 21 Oct 01:00Z: minor flooding
8. Minor floodingObservedElizabeth River at Pinehurst in Portsmouth (IN MLLW), VAObserved 5.05 ft at 18:36Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.7 ft at 19 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 20 Oct 00:00Z: minor flooding
9. Minor floodingObservedLittle Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW), VAObserved 4 ft at 18:36Z: minor flooding
10. Minor floodingForecastChesapeake Bay at Port Isobel/Tangier Island (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 3.6 ft at 21 Oct 01:00Z · below flood stage (3.25 ft) by 21 Oct 03:00Z: minor flooding
11. Minor floodingObservedJames River (VA) at Sewell's Point (IN MLLW), VAObserved 4.51 ft at 18:54Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.2 ft at 20 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 21 Oct 01:00Z: minor flooding
12. Minor floodingForecastNansemond River at Suffolk (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.9 ft at 19 Oct 22:00Z · below flood stage (5.5 ft) by 20 Oct 01:00Z: minor flooding
13. Minor floodingObservedElizabeth River at the Midtown Tunnel (in MLLW), VAObserved 5.03 ft at 18:36Z: minor floodingForecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.7 ft at 19 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 20 Oct 00:00Z: minor flooding
14. Minor floodingForecastYork River at West Point (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 5.4 ft at 19 Oct 22:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 20 Oct 01:00Z: minor flooding
15. Minor floodingForecastChesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 3.3 ft at 20 Oct 10:00Z · below flood stage (3 ft) by 20 Oct 14:00Z: minor flooding
16. Minor floodingForecastChesapeake Bay at Yorktown (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · crest 4.5 ft at 19 Oct 20:00Z · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by 19 Oct 22:00Z: minor flooding

Action stage, not flooding 5

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

1. Action stageForecastUpper Machodoc Creek at Dahlgren (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 15:18Z · highest 3.1 ft at 19 Oct 01:00Z: action stage
2. Action stageForecastWare River at Schley (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · highest 4.4 ft at 19 Oct 19:00Z: action stage
3. Action stageForecastRappahannock River at Tappahannock (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · highest 3.1 ft at 21 Oct 02:00Z: action stage
4. Action stageForecastAtlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · highest 6.7 ft at 20 Oct 21:00Z: action stage
5. Action stageForecastPiankatank River at Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 18:27Z · highest 2.9 ft at 19 Oct 21:00Z: action stage

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A gauge measures its river or water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings list as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.