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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2010, 7:23 AM EDT for Arlington County, City of Falls Church, Virginia. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2010, 7:23 AM EDT (11:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2010, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Arlington County, VA, City of Falls Church, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 12, 3:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 3:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 12, 3:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| Aug 12, 7:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 7:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 95 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Aug 12, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Fauquier | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 4:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | King George, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg, City of Manassas | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 7:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 3 days |
| Aug 12, 5:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Frederick | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 6:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 6:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 7:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 8:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Calvert, Saint Mary's | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 9:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 86 min |
| Aug 12, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Calvert, Saint Mary's | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 4:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Washington | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 43 min |
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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.