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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Blacksburg, VA

November 13, 2009Campbell County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Nov 13, 2009, 4:37 AM EST for Campbell County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 13, 2009, 4:37 AM EST (09:37 UTC)
Expired: Nov 13, 2009, 10:36 PM EST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Campbell County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Roanoke River at Altavista (ALTV2). The gauge peaked at 20.52 ft at Nov 12, 2009, 3:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02060500, 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 Nov 12, 6:43 PM EST, 9 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 6:43 PM EST, 9 hours 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 12, 7:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery and 5 more	6 hr
Nov 13, 12:53 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington	8 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.