FGUS62 KALR 280043 ESGAKQ VAZ079-080-088-310100- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 840 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 ...RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF North Carolina and Virginia... HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST OVER North Carolina and Virginia DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2.52 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING. THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR... - MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE Nottoway River FROM NEAR RAWLING TO NEAR STONY CREEK - MINOR FLOODING ON THE Meherrin River NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA. $$