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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Wakefield, VA

December 8, 2011Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Dec 8, 2011, 5:06 AM EST for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 8, 2011, 9:39 AM EST. It was in force for 58 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 8, 2011, 5:06 AM EST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 8, 2011, 9:39 AM EST
Expired: Dec 10, 2011, 8:04 PM EST
In force: 58 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 10:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2). The gauge peaked at 15.51 ft at Dec 9, 2011, 8:00 AM EST.

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 Dec 8, 4:20 AM EST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 4:20 AM EST, 46 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
Dec 7, 7:01 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 2 more	30 min
Dec 7, 7:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Petersburg	25 min
Dec 7, 7:09 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Hanover and 12 more	51 min
Dec 7, 7:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 2 more	47 min
Dec 7, 7:29 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		91 min
Dec 7, 7:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk and 1 more	25 min
Dec 7, 7:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more	32 min
Dec 7, 8:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	40 min
Dec 7, 8:27 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Dec 7, 8:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	29 min
Dec 7, 10:39 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	17 hr
Dec 8, 5:41 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		13 hr
Dec 8, 12:51 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Richmond	46 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2011 Every river flood warning in 2011

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.