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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 25, 2010Rockingham County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2010, 4:18 PM EST for Rockingham County, Virginia. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2010, 4:18 PM EST (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2010, 10:22 AM EST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Flood severity: Moderate

County Rockingham County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood (LYWV2). The gauge peaked at 19.09 ft at Jan 25, 2010, 6:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01628500, 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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 25, 3:13 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 3:13 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 3:22 PM EST, 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 25, 11:06 AM EST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 11:40 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 10:58 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	9 hr
Jan 24, 11:54 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville	9 hr
Jan 25, 2:11 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah	6 hr
Jan 25, 2:34 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock	6 hr
Jan 25, 3:19 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Rappahannock, Warren	6 hr
Jan 25, 4:11 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		48 hr
Jan 25, 6:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Waynesboro	11 hr
Jan 25, 7:57 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Clarke, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more	6 hr
Jan 25, 8:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Rappahannock and 1 more	10 hr
Jan 25, 8:51 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	10 hr
Jan 25, 1:31 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange	15 hr
Jan 25, 2:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Clarke, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 3 more	10 hr
Jan 25, 3:19 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	14 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax	54 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Warren	37 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	24 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	37 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	54 hr
Jan 25, 9:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Washington	10 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	24 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	18 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	12 hr
Jan 25, 6:32 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	49 days
Jan 25, 6:28 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Pendleton	11 hr
Jan 25, 10:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Grant	18 hr
Jan 25, 3:37 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley	25 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire	24 hr
Jan 25, 4:18 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Jefferson	42 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.