Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2003, 2:41 AM EDT for Bedford County, Franklin County, 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2003, 2:41 AM EDT (06:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2003, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KRNK 090644
FFWRNK
VAC019-067-091030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
241 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT
* AT 240 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO REGENERATE
OVER NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTIES. RADAR
ESTIMATES SHOW THAT UP TO ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THESE AREAS SINCE 130 AM. THE HEAVY RAIN
FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE
FOLLOWING CREEKS...BEAVER DAM CREEK AND STONY CREEK IN BEDFORD
COUNTY...AND GILLS CREEK IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED BY FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 630 AM EDT
INCLUDE
STEWARTSVILLE...
CHAMBLISSBURG...
RED VALLEY...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3728 7963 3702 7969 3706 8007 3718 7986
3729 7982
$$
053 follow-up statements
000 WGUS71 KRNK 090851 FFSRNK VAC019-067-091000- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 448 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EDT... NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AT 445 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH THROUGH FRANKLIN COUNTY. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 100 AM ACROSS NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH 545 AM. FRANKLIN COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED GILLS CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR THE TAYLORS STORE AREA...ALONG HIGHWAY 122. BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS REPORTED DEBRIS IN THE ROAD NEAR STEWARTSVILLE AND MONETA. FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 6 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ WP
000 WGUS71 KRNK 090856 CCA FFSRNK VAC019-067-091030- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 448 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT... NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AT 445 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH THROUGH FRANKLIN COUNTY. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 100 AM ACROSS NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH 545 AM. FRANKLIN COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED GILLS CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR THE TAYLORS STORE AREA...ALONG HIGHWAY 122. BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS REPORTED DEBRIS IN THE ROAD NEAR STEWARTSVILLE AND MONETA. FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 6 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ CORRECTED END OF WARNING TIME WP
000 WGUS71 KRNK 091031 FFSRNK VAC019-067-091100- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 630 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED AS OF 6:30 AM EDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. EVEN THOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS WERE RECEDING...SOME ROADWAYS STILL MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER...OR DEBRIS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS OR AROUND BARRICADES. AT 620 AM EDT...FRANKLIN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROADS CLOSED NEAR CALLAWAY AND NEAR BURNT CHIMNEY. THE BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED CREEKS HAS RECEDED BACK INTO THEIR BANKS...BUT ROADS WERE PARTIALLY WASHED OUT NEAR GOODVIEW. RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ AMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003
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.