Strong to Severe Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heavy Rain and Flooding in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and Kentucky this afternoon into tonight. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding today and tonight from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

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Hydrographs (showing stages and flows over time) are available through AHPS (Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service) by clicking site names.

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River Conditions at: 6:20 PM EDT 05/03/2025
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	24-Hr Change	Crest (ft.)	Forecast for 8.0 AM
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	24-Hr Change	Crest (ft.)	Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.
Rivanna River
Palmyra	17.0	2.94	-0.0	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.2
James River
Cartersville	20.0	2.07	-0.1	2.6	2.1	2.5	2.4
Richmond Westham	12.0	4.58	-0.1	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.8
Richmond City Locks	8.0	3.07	+0.2	1.9	0.9	0.7	-0.9
Appomattox River
Farmville	16.0	4.56	0.0	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.6
Mattoax	21.0	7.95	-0.1	8.2	7.9	8.1	8.1
Matoaca	10.0	2.49	-0.1	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6
Nottoway River
Rawlings	10.0	2.87	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Stoney Creek	15.0	3.32	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Sebrell	16.0	5.21	-0.1	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.5
Meherrin River
Lawrenceville	15.0	2.44	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Emporia	23.0	3.35	-0.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.1
Lunenburg	14.0	0.49	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Black Water River
Franklin	10.8	2.96	-0.3	-	-	-	-	-
Dendron	36.3	31.82	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Zuni	23.0	16.14	-0.3	-	-	-	-	-
Chickahominy River
Providence Forge	9.0	2.88	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Ahoskie Creek
Ahoskie	10.5	1.84	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Cashie River
Windsor	8.0	4.0	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Mattaponi River
Bowling Green	11.0	2.63	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Beulahville	20.0	4.23	-0.2	-	-	-	-	-
South Anna River
Ashland	12.0	2.18	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Allen Creek
Boyton-Allen Creek	15.0	3.38	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Nassawango Creek
Nassawango	6.5	1.98	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-