Thursday, November 12, 2009

Windmill Point Flooding

These are CBS 6 viewer-submitted photos of flooding at Windmill Point on the southern tip of the Northern Neck. Rain totals in that part of the state have been about 3"-5." Thanks to Justin Walker for sending us these shots of flooding along the Chesapeake Bay! You can email photos of your flooding or damage to us at zdaniel@wtvr.com.


Updated Rain Totals So Far



Up to 6"+ have fallen in the Newport News/Virginia Beach area since Tuesday evening.

Peak Wind Gusts This Morning



A High Wind Warning remains in effect until Friday morning for the eastern peninsulas into the Chesapeake Bay, and also along the Virginia Atlantic Coast, where the highest wind gusts have occurred this morning in the state. Here are some of the peak wind gusts recorded so far Thursday:

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 64 mph
Cape Henry 64 mph
Norfolk 59
Wallops 56
Portsmouth 55
Oceana 52
Lynchburg 39
Danville 38
Charlottesville 35
Richmond 35
Williamsburg 35
South Hill 33
Farmville 32
Emporia 31
Petersburg 30

In the Wind Advisory region, wind gusts should peak around 40-45 mph through early afternoon, and remain in the 25-35 mph range Thursday evening.

Updated Flood Warnings


LinkThe light green counties are under Flood Warnings until further notice. For the specifics on these Flood Warnings, click here.

Select Rain Totals So Far

Here is a list of select rainfall totals so far from Tuesday evening through this morning:

Jones Creek 5.5"
Newport News 5.1"
Langley Air Force Base 4.7"
Virginia Beach 4.5"
Suffolk 4.1"
Norfolk 3.5"
Wakefield 3.5"
Winterpock 3.5"
Chesapeake 3.5"
Hanover 3.4"
Williamsburg 3.3"
Blackwater 3.0"
Danville 2.8"
Lynchburg 2.6"
Petersburg 2.6"
Kenbridge 2.6"
Powhatan 2.4"
Richmond 2.3"

Additional Rainfall Potential


This is the additional rainfall amounts possible in the state from Thursday morning through Friday. We expect rain to gradually taper off from south to north Friday before the coastal low pressure system finally drifts east away from the Outer Banks.

The Latest On Flood Advisories

Current Rain Totals

Update On Wind Advisories


Wind gusts have ranged from 30 to 35 mph through last night. We could easily see gusts up to 45 mph for the next several hours with stronger winds expected in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Winds will gradually weaken later tonight although it will still remain breezy until tomorrow afternoon.