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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Blacksburg, VA

December 9, 2009Greenbrier County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Dec 9, 2009, 11:27 AM EST for Greenbrier County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 6:44 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2009, 11:27 AM EST (16:27 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 9, 2009, 6:44 PM EST
Expired: Dec 10, 2009, 10:19 AM EST
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Greenbrier County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Greenbrier River at Alderson (ALDW2).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03183500, 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 Dec 9, 10:33 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 10:33 AM EST, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 7:58 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
758 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-101300-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
758 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED FOR REPORTING ANY HIGH WINDS OR
WIND DAMAGE.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-101300-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
758 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 9, 7:13 AM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 7:14 AM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 7:18 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
718 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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

0630 AM     FLOOD            2 W HOT SPRINGS         38.00N 79.88W
12/09/2009                   BATH               VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 687 FLOODED DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE

&&

JJACKSON

Local storm report, Dec 9, 7:19 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
719 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BLUEFIELD               37.24N 81.27W
12/09/2009                   TAZEWELL           VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BLUEFIELD               37.27N 81.22W
12/09/2009                   MERCER             WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

&&

JJACKSON

Local storm report, Dec 9, 9:18 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
918 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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

0630 AM     FLOOD            4 ESE ROCKBRIDGE BATHS  37.89N 79.35W
12/09/2009                   ROCKBRIDGE         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            PARTS OF ROUTE 712 FLOODED.

0700 AM     FLOOD            1 NNE LEXINGTON CITY    37.80N 79.44W
12/09/2009                   CITY OF LEXINGTON  VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PARTS OF FURRS MILL ROAD FLOODED.

&&

MC

Local storm report, Dec 9, 11:11 AM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1111 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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

0500 AM     ICE STORM        CHECK                   37.05N 80.18W
12/09/2009                   FLOYD              VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NUMEROUS TREES AND LIMBS DOWN TO TO ICE IN AROUND
            CHECK...INCLUDING FROM NORTH SIDE OF FLOYD...TO ROANOKE
            COUNTY BORDER TO THE NORTH...AND FROM THE BLUE RIDGE
            PARKWAY IN THE EAST TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BORDER TO
            THE WEST. ESTIMATED ABOUT A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCRETION.

0500 AM     ICE STORM        BENT MOUNTAIN           37.15N 80.12W
12/09/2009                   ROANOKE            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MANY TREES AND LIMBS DOWN AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
            AROUND BENT MOUNTAIN IN SOUTHWEST ROANOKE COUNTY. NO
            ESTIMATE OF ICE THICKNESS.

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    WARM SPRINGS            38.05N 79.78W
12/09/2009  E0.00 INCH       BATH               VA   POST OFFICE

            0.25 INCHES OF ICE ACCRETION ON TREES

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    HOT SPRINGS             38.00N 79.83W
12/09/2009  E0.25 INCH       BATH               VA   POST OFFICE

            0.25 INCHES OF ICE ACCRETION ON TREES.

0500 AM     FREEZING RAIN    3 SSE POTTS CREEK       37.58N 80.18W
12/09/2009  E0.25 INCH       CRAIG              VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            0.25 INCH OF ICE ACCRETION ON POTTS MOUNTAIN. SOME TREES
            AND LIMBS DOWN. CONFINED TO HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    3 N BLACKSBURG          37.27N 80.41W
12/09/2009  E0.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         VA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.10 TO 0.20 INCHES OF ICE ACCRETION ON TREE TOPS IN
            BRUSH MOUNTAIN AREA.

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    FANCY GAP               36.67N 80.70W
12/09/2009  E0.00 INCH       CARROLL            VA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            A FEW TREES AND LIMBS DOWN NEAR THE PARKWAY BUT PRETTY
            ISOLATED TO THE HIGHEST RIDGES. NO ESTIMATE OF ICE
            ACCRETION.

&&

SK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 2:58 AM EST	Flood Watch	RNK	Bland, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 2:59 AM EST	Ice Storm Warning	RNK	Bath	4 hr
Dec 9, 4:32 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 2 more	9 hr
Dec 9, 4:40 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	10 hr
Dec 9, 5:13 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Smyth, Wythe	6 hr
Dec 9, 6:46 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	12 hr
Dec 9, 11:20 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	47 hr
Dec 9, 1:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery	4 hr
Dec 9, 2:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	3 hr
Dec 9, 3:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Buckingham, Fluvanna	45 hr
Dec 9, 3:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	49 hr
Dec 9, 4:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2009 Every 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.