Alert archive / West Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2009, 1:53 AM EDT for Berkeley County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 5, 2009, 2:37 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2009, 1:53 AM EDT (05:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2009, 2:37 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2009, 9:31 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Berkeley County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:52 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 river
Written for the forecast point Opequon Creek near Martinsburg (MBGW2). The gauge peaked at 10.07 ft at May 5, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12.5 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01616500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 26 hr |
| May 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 37 hr | |
| May 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LWX | Allegany | 8 hr |
| May 5, 3:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LWX | Allegany | 14 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
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.