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Moderate flooding
Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW), VA
- Gauge
- Tide gauge (coastal water level) · WNDV2 · NWS AKQ
- Observed
- Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.
- Forecast
- Forecast issued · crest 3.5 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Stages
- Action 2.5 ft · Flood (minor) 3 ft · Moderate 3.5 ft · Major 4 ft
- Forecasts
- Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Forecast hydrograph
The forecast points as a table
| Time | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.5 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 1.8 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.5 ft | |
| 1.5 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.8 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 2 ft | |
| 2 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 1.7 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.5 ft | |
| 1.4 ft | |
| 1.5 ft | |
| 1.7 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.2 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 1.7 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.6 ft | |
| 1.7 ft | |
| 2 ft | |
| 2.2 ft | |
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.3 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 2 ft | |
| 1.9 ft | |
| 2 ft | |
| 2.2 ft | |
| 2.4 ft | |
| 2.6 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 3 ft | |
| 3 ft | |
| 2.9 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 2.7 ft | |
| 2.5 ft | |
| 2.5 ft | |
| 2.5 ft | |
| 2.5 ft | |
| 2.7 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 3 ft | |
| 3.2 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 3.2 ft | |
| 3 ft | |
| 2.9 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 2.7 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 2.9 ft | |
| 3 ft | |
| 3.2 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 3.4 ft | |
| 3.5 ft | |
| 3.4 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 3.1 ft | |
| 2.9 ft | |
| 2.8 ft |
What NWS lists at this gauge
- 3.5 ft: Widespread flooding of vulnerable areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water will be 1 to 2 feet above ground level in some areas resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.
- 3 ft: Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline resulting in a low threat of property damage. Expect up to one foot of water above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
NWS’s statements for this gauge’s water at each stage, up to the highest observed or forecast. A gauge does not say whether a particular road or neighbourhood near it floods. Read .
NWPS’s page for WNDV2 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in Virginia
Rain and rivers in Virginia
- Expected rain: 0.75 in or more at its highest in Virginia, in WPC’s forecast for the 24 hours to . An amount for the area its contour covers, not a total for any one street.
- Rain that fell: 0.75 to 1 in at its highest in Virginia, in the 24 hours to , by MRMS’s radar estimate over a grid about 5 km across: a measurement of the past, not corrected to rain gauges.
- Rivers: 26 gauges in flood in Virginia, by NWS’s lists read . Major flooding James River (VA) at Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW), VA. Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast. Forecast issued · crest 5 ft at · below flood stage (4 ft) by : major flooding. And 25 more. A gauge measures its river at that spot, not whether a road or a neighbourhood floods.
Three sources, each its own window. None is a chance of flash flooding, which is WPC’s outlook above; a flash flood is a warning’s. Gauges in the Live tracker
On the Briefing’s map
- Flash-flood risk WPC’s Excessive Rainfall Outlook: a chance, in four categories
- Expected rain WPC’s 24-hour rain forecast, in inches
- Rain that fell MRMS’s radar estimate for the past 24 or 72 hours
River, coastal and lake gauges in Virginia
26 gauges in flood in Virginia, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.
Major flooding 2
- Forecast: major flooding James 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 · crest 5 ft at · below flood stage (4 ft) by : major flooding
- Forecast: major flooding Lynnhaven River at Lynnhaven Inlet (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.6 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : major flooding
Moderate flooding 14
- Forecast: moderate flooding Atlantic 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 · crest 7.9 ft at · below flood stage (7 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Nassawadox 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 · crest 4 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Chesapeake 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 · crest 5.7 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Chincoteague 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 · crest 5 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Eastern Branch Elizabeth River, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.7 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Chesapeake Bay at Kiptopeke (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.4 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Little Creek, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.3 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Elizabeth River at Money Point (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Elizabeth River at Pinehurst in Portsmouth (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding James River (VA) at Sewell's Point (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.6 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 4.3 ft at · below flood stage (3.5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Elizabeth River at the Midtown Tunnel (in MLLW), VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Chesapeake 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 · crest 3.5 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : moderate flooding
Minor flooding 10
- Forecast: minor flooding James River, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.3 ft at : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Potomac 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 · crest 3.2 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Chesapeake 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 · crest 3.4 ft at · below flood stage (3.25 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Ware 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 · crest 4.8 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Nansemond 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 · crest 6.5 ft at · below flood stage (5.5 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Rappahannock 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 · crest 3.3 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Atlantic 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 · crest 6.7 ft at · below flood stage (6.5 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding York 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 · crest 5.6 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Piankatank 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 · crest 3.3 ft at · below flood stage (3 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Chesapeake 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 · crest 4.9 ft at · below flood stage (4.5 ft) by : minor flooding
Action stage, not flooding 2
Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.
- Forecast: action stage Potomac River at Alexandria, VANot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 3 ft at : action stage
- Forecast: action stage Upper 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 · highest 3.2 ft at : action stage
A gauge measures its water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.
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