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Town of Tazewell
Monday April 13th, 2020 :: 02:45 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 05:14AM Tuesday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Virginia.. Clinch River Near Richlands affecting Tazewell County The Clinch River at Richlands gage has crested within the past few hours at 12.75 feet, about 1.5 feet lower than the flooding in early February. The river will continue to fall rapidly and will be below the flood stage of 10 feet sometime this evening. the Flood Warning continues for the Clinch River Near Richlands.

* until late tonight.

* at 02PM Monday the stage was 12.0 feet.

* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

* The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by early this evening.

* Impact...at 12.0 feet...Flooding affects several low-lying roads downstream near Raven.

* Flood history...this crest compares to a previous crest of 11.0 feet on Feb 11 2018.

* AFFECTED AREAS: TAZEWELL, VA

Instructions:

Do not drive through flooded areas...the water may be much deeper than you think. Graphical forecast information is available on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/rnk (lower case). Click on 'rivers & lakes'. The next scheduled statement will be issued later tonight/

Address/Location
Town of Tazewell
211 N Central Ave
Tazewell, VA 24651

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-988-2501

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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