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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 14, 2010Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Mar 14, 2010, 3:35 AM EDT for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Mar 14, 2010, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 14, 2010, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 14, 2010, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 16, 2010, 5:46 AM EDT
In force: 44 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 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 James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037500, 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 13, 3:31 PM EST, 11 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:31 PM EST, 11 hours 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 13, 8:16 PM EST	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack	8 hr
Mar 14, 3:42 PM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		36 hr
Mar 14, 5:43 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Richmond	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2010 Every river flood warning in 2010

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.