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Flood Warning issued May 15 at 5:54PM EDT until May 17 at 3:48AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Virginia... Meherrin River At Lawrenceville affecting Brunswick County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Virginia... Nottoway River Near Stony Creek affecting Sussex County. Nottoway River At Rawlings affecting Dinwiddie and Brunswick Counties. For the Chowan Basin...including Rawlings, Stony Creek, Sebrell, Lawrenceville, Emporia, Franklin...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Nottoway River at Rawlings. * WHEN...From this evening to early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water begins to flow across Harpers Bridge Road about an 1/8 of a mile north of the river. Farm land north of river along Beaver Pond Creek also floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:35 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 11.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.2 feet on 12/13/2008. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 600 AM EDT.