Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 1997, 10:09 PM EDT for Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 1997, 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1997, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties City of Roanoke, VA, Roanoke County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 976 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KROA 020211 FFWRNK VAC161-770-775-020610- BULLETIN--EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1009 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA ...ROANOKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF ...ROANOKE ...SALEM AT 1009 PM RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING NORTHWARD FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY INTO ROANOKE COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS JUST MOVING INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF ROANOKE CITY. RADAR ESTIMATES THESE SHOWERS WILL DUMP AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BY MIDNIGHT FOR PARTS OF ROANOKE COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF SALEM AND ROANOKE. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD! JACKSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 1, 8:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 8:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 845 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 WBC...WRK ZONE LOOK FINE. CRW...WILL CALL YOU. REDEVELOPMENT THUNDERSTORMS ACRS SOME OF THE SAME AREAS THAT RECzIEVED RAIN EARLIER TODAY IS CAUSING SOME FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN WBC AREA SHOULD BE EXTEND INTO THE MORNING. KK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:09 PM EDT, 6 hours before
NCZ001>003-018-019-020210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 407 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTH WEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA CANCELED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WORKWEEK. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE AREA. A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS TO THE EAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LESS NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND THUS THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NO LONGER PRESENT. SOME AREAS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE RECIEVED UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY. SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE THESE STREAMS TO APPROACH BANKFUL. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA >OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. KK
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
NCZ001>003-018-019-020210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 407 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA CANCELED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WORKWEEK. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE AREA. A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS TO THE EAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LESS NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND THUS THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NO LONGER PRESENT. SOME AREAS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE RECIEVED UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY. SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE THESE STREAMS TO APPROACH BANKFUL. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR BFAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. KK
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 8:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
NCZ001>003-018-019-020210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 840 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NEW RIVER VALLEY HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NEW RIVER VALLEY EXPIRED AT 8 PM. RADAR SHOWS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS DEVELOPING FURTHER EAST. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...BUT THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE EAST. BS
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 8:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
NCZ001>003-018-019-020210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 840 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1997 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NEW RIVER VALLEY HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCHd FOR THE NEW RIVER VALLEY EXPIRED AT 8 PM. RADAR SHOWS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS DEVELOPING FURTHER EAST. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...BUT THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE EAST. BS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Lexington | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Wythe | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Galax | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 47 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.