Flood watches and warnings blanket Virginia after up to 9 inches of rain.

Central Virginia has been hardest hit, especially around Culpeper.

A flash flood watch covers the entire state of Virginia after several days of scattered downpours that were continuing on Friday and may not let up until early Saturday.

The heaviest rain has deluged the state over the past 24 hours, with Central Virginia hardest hit. The National Weather Service received reports of 7 to 9 inches of rain near Culpeper just since Thursday night.

Excessive rainfall rates topped 4 inches an hour Thursday evening just before sunset around Culpeper, triggering “extensive” flash flooding. Emergency responders received more than a dozen calls for roads blocked by flooding according to the Weather Service.

“If it’s not an emergency, stay home,” advised the Culpeper Police Department on Twitter Thursday evening.

Flash flooding was also reported in Madison County, where 3 to 5 inches of rain fell. Amounts also topped 4 inches in Albemarle and Rappahannock counties in Central Virginia.

On Friday, a flood warning remained in effect until 3:30 p.m. for Culpeper and Rappahannock counties due to ongoing stream and river flooding.

Some of the heaviest rainfall on Friday focused in Virginia’s Northern Neck where flood and flash flood warnings were issued into the afternoon, following 2 to 5 inches of rainfall. Up to another 1 to 2 inches was predicted.

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