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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 9, 2008Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2008, 6:14 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It took effect at May 9, 2008, 6:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2008, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
In effect from: May 9, 2008, 6:24 PM EDT
Expired: May 10, 2008, 3:47 AM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Randolph (RNDV2). The gauge peaked at 21.47 ft at May 9, 2008, 10:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02066000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 9, 5:26 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 5:26 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 3:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 5:19 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
519 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W DANBURY             36.41N 80.25W
05/08/2008                   STOKES             NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN ON HALL ROAD

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WERT

Local storm report, May 9, 5:52 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
552 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0906 PM     TORNADO          3 ESE AJAX              36.95N 79.52W
05/08/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ALONG GRETNA ROAD/HIGHWAY 40 WITH
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME DAMAGE TO HOMES IN THE AREA.
            DAMAGE SURVEY IS STILL IN PROGRESS AND DAMAGE LENGTH AND
            WIDTH WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER CONCLUSION OF SURVEY

&&

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Local storm report, May 9, 6:00 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
600 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W GRETNA              36.94N 79.47W
05/08/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ROOF PARTIALLY OFF HOUSE

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NW AIKEN SUMMIT       36.62N 79.73W
05/09/2008                   HENRY              VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FALL CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS...FLOODED ROUTE 650

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 8:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	42 min
May 8, 8:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig	30 min
May 8, 8:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Patrick	40 min
May 8, 8:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania	46 min
May 8, 8:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	30 min
May 8, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more	58 min
May 8, 9:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	59 min
May 8, 9:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	50 min
May 8, 9:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	45 min
May 8, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	57 min
May 8, 9:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	23 min
May 8, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	61 min
May 8, 10:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	6 hr
May 8, 10:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	53 min
May 8, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	23 min
May 8, 10:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania	6 hr
May 8, 11:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	55 min
May 8, 11:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	90 min
May 9, 12:22 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	6 hr
May 9, 12:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	6 hr
May 9, 12:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more	4 hr
May 9, 1:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	6 hr
May 9, 1:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	61 min
May 9, 2:00 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	6 hr
May 9, 3:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	6 hr
May 9, 5:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania	5 hr
May 9, 6:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	4 hr
May 9, 6:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	4 hr
May 9, 6:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	6 hr
May 9, 7:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	6 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	26 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	36 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	54 hr
May 8, 8:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	51 min
May 8, 9:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	59 min
May 8, 9:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	52 min
May 8, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Yadkin	46 min
May 8, 11:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	56 min
May 9, 12:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Yadkin	42 min
May 9, 12:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	6 hr
May 9, 1:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes	39 min

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.