James River Flood Update Noon Tue

The James River in Richmond continues to rise above flood stage mid-day Tuesday, with Flood Warnings remaining in effect until Thursday.
Upstream at the Cartersville gauge, the James is nearly at its peak for this flood event, with moderate flooding expected to top out at 24.2 ft.

The next site downstream is at Richmond Westham, which just crossed moderate stage flooding at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Cresting should occur at 1 a.m. Wednesday, then fall below flood stage by 7 a.m. Thursday.

The final stop on our trip downstream is at Richmond Locks, which should remain below moderate flood stage, cresting around 1 a.m. Wednesday at 15.4 feet.

These expected crests are lower than initially indicated. We'll continue to provide updates on WTVR.com on the flooding along the James through Wednesday.

Flood Warnings Extended

The Flood Warnings along the James River in Central Virginia have been extended at least into Thursday evening. At Richmond Westham at 7:30 a.m. the river stage was at 14.6 feet., above flood stage. The river is expected to crest this afternoon near 19.0 feet, flooding the C&O railroad tracks and producing moderate flooding in this area.
At Richmond Locks around 7 a.m. Tuesday the river stage was at 8.8 feet, above flood stage. The river is expected to rise through today to a crest (peak level) of 18.8 feet by late this afternoon. Minor flooding is expected to occur at this location, but it will be very close to the moderate flood stage level of 19.0 feet, when Brander Street is closed as a result of the river rise.

River levels should fall back below flood stage Thursday at these locations.

Flood Warnings Update Tuesday Morning

River levels will rise along the James in the Richmond Metro as runoff from 2" to 4" of rain in western Virginia heads downstream after Sunday night and Monday morning's heavy downpours. Here is a look upstream from Richmond at the Cartersville station as of early Tuesday morning:
The blue line is the measured river level, the green is the forecast river level.
Looking farther downstream into the metro, here is the Westham station:
And also at Richmond Locks: