Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2008, 10:19 PM EDT for Albemarle County, Nelson County, City of Charlottesville, 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
- May 8, 2008, 10:19 PM EDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2008, 2:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Albemarle County, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, Nelson County, VA
The radar
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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 May 8, 10:00 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 10:00 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 9:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 904 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 091430- 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-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS- CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 904 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. INSTABILITY AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS THROUGH 3 AM. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY EXTENDING EAST THROUGH LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND FREDERICKSBURG. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL APPROACH THEIR BANKS TONIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION EXCEPT FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND KING GEORGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS URBAN AREAS SUCH AS WASHINGTON DC AND BALTIMORE CITY AS A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES ACROSS THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS MAY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER RAIN SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED THIS EVENING FOR THE TORNADO WATCH. ALSO...RAINFALL REPORTS OVERNIGHT ARE ALSO APPRECIATED. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-091430- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 904 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. INSTABILITY AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS THROUGH 1 AM. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY EXTENDING EAST TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND FREDERICKSBURG. DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. COUNTY-LEVEL SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING. FEEDER STREAMS AND CREEKS INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER BETWEEN WILLIAMSPORT AND SENECA MAY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES CONOCOCHEAGUE...OPEQUON...AND SENECA CREEKS AND THE MONOCACY RIVER. ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS MAY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER RAIN SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED THIS EVENING FOR THE TORNADO WATCH. ALSO...RAINFALL REPORTS OVERNIGHT ARE ALSO APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 8, 8:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
851 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0809 PM HAIL 2 E KEENE 37.87N 78.52W
05/08/2008 E1.00 INCH ALBEMARLE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL.
&&
LEESpecial weather statement, May 8, 9:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 930 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008 VAZ027-029>031-040>042-052-090300- PAGE VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-FAUQUIER VA-WARREN VA-SHENANDOAH VA-CLARKE VA- LOUDOUN VA-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA- 930 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT PAGE...RAPPAHANNOCK...FAUQUIER... WARREN...SHENANDOAH...CLARKE...LOUDOUN AND PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK COUNTIES... AT 930 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGS CROSSING...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE COMMUNITIES OF LURAY...FRONT ROYAL...HUME...DELAPLANE AND THE PLAINS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. ROSA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 52 min |
| May 8, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 40 min |
| May 8, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 57 min |
| May 8, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Rockingham, City of Staunton | 48 min |
| May 8, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 47 min |
| May 8, 9:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Rockingham | 49 min |
| May 8, 10:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 28 min |
| May 8, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 8, 10:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 43 min |
| May 8, 11:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford | 42 min |
| May 8, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 116 min | |
| May 8, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 52 min |
| May 9, 12:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 4 hr |
| May 9, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 44 min |
| May 9, 12:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| May 9, 1:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| May 9, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 9, 2:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 67 min | |
| May 9, 5:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 84 min | |
| May 9, 6:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| May 9, 6:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 48 min | |
| May 9, 8:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 2 hr |
| May 9, 8:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| May 9, 12:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Charles, Prince George's | 25 min |
| May 9, 12:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 44 min |
| May 9, 1:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 4 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.