Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2010
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2010, 12:01 PM EST for Cumberland County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2010, 12:01 PM EST (17:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2010, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2010, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Cumberland County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 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 James River (VA) at Cartersville (CARV2). The gauge peaked at 23.93 ft at Jan 26, 2010, 5:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26.4 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02035000, 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 Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 7:18 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Jan 25, 8:32 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Jan 25, 11:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 29 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:19 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Jan 25, 12:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 3 days |
| Jan 25, 12:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 days |
| Jan 25, 1:38 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr |
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.