Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006
Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2006, 4:22 PM EDT for Culpeper County, Orange County, Virginia. It was in force for 6 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 27, 2006, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2006, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Culpeper County, VA, Orange County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 27, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:52 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 352 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021- 025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-281000- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- PENDLETON-HARDY- 352 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN HOURS TIME. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS. THE EXTENDED NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...COMBINED WITH HIGH RIVER...CREEK AND STREAM LEVELS HAVE SET THE STAGE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. SEE WBCFFALWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. WHILE FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN...LOCAL DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM DOWNBURSTS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WITH A CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FETCH...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SHORELINE OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC THROUGH CHARLES AND SAINT MARYS COUNTIES...THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE POTOMAC FROM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY THROUGH ALEXANDRIA...AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...AND THE WESTERN SHORELINE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. SEE WBCCFWLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SIGNIFICANT RISES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK BASINS...WITH SOME EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE. OF CONCERN AT THIS TIME INCLUDE SENECA CREEK...GOOSE CREEK...MONOCACY RIVER...OPEQUON CREEK...AND CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDWEEK AS WATER FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL DRAINS THROUGH THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK BASINS. CRESTS AT MANY FORECAST POINTS SHOULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS...PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA. RAINFALL TOTALS WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:45 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:58 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
358 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD HAGERSTOWN 39.64N 77.72W
06/27/2006 WASHINGTON MD FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES IN HAGERSTOWN. BASEMENT FLOODING
REPORTED.
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SMZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:04 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 14 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:04 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 27, 6:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 62 min | |
| Jun 27, 4:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Harford | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Charles, Saint Mary's | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan | 6 hr |
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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.