Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 1999, 1:18 AM EDT for Giles County, Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 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
- Aug 20, 1999, 1:18 AM EDT (05:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 1999, 4:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Giles County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 1:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes | 46 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 1999Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 1999Every flash flood warning in 1999
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.