...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
 CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE
 NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL
 VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
 VIRGINIA...CHESTERFIELD...HANOVER AND HENRICO. IN EAST CENTRAL
 VIRGINIA...KING WILLIAM AND NEW KENT. IN THE MIDDLE PENINSULA
 OF VIRGINIA...ESSEX...KING AND QUEEN AND MIDDLESEX. IN THE
 NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...LANCASTER...NORTHUMBERLAND AND
 RICHMOND. IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AMELIA...
 CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND AND POWHATAN.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING TODAY...AND
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH 600 PM THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL
  STREAMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...RIVER LEVELS
  ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH MINOR RIVER FLOODING
  POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK. ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN
  POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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