A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 P. M. TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANY SNOW COVER LEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO MELT BY THIS WEEKEND.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN… SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE UPPER JAMES RIVER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Thursday September 9th 2010
