Alert archive / West Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2011

River Flood Warning 48, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 28, 2011Hardy County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2011, 5:23 PM EDT for Hardy County, West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 28, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2011, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 28, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 8:13 PM EDT
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Flood severity: Minor

County Hardy County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 South Fork South Branch Potomac River near SF Moorefield (MOFW2). The gauge peaked at 9.07 ft at Apr 28, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01608000, 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 Apr 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:09 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:40 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
440 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

MDZ017-018-282130-
CALVERT MD-ST. MARYS MD-
440 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT CALVERT AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES...

AT 440 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF REDGATE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE SAINT MARYS CITY...SAINT MARYS RIVER...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS...LEXINGTON PARK...CALIFORNIA...TOWN CREEK...
CHESAPEAKE RANCH ESTATES AND LUSBY.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3827 7638 3820 7636 3815 7654 3819 7655
      3823 7667 3824 7667 3837 7652 3836 7649
      3839 7650 3844 7644 3839 7637 3833 7640
      3830 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 234DEG 47KT 3816 7666

SBK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Fauquier, Loudoun	28 min
Apr 27, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Orange, Spotsylvania	28 min
Apr 27, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William	36 min
Apr 27, 8:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Albemarle, City of Charlottesville	25 min
Apr 27, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren	19 min
Apr 27, 8:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Orange, Spotsylvania	30 min
Apr 27, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Greene, Madison	24 min
Apr 27, 9:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford	18 min
Apr 27, 9:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison, Orange	35 min
Apr 27, 10:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	30 min
Apr 27, 10:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	47 min
Apr 27, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Highland	111 min
Apr 28, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Highland	71 min
Apr 28, 12:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Highland	5 hr
Apr 28, 1:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Highland, Rockingham	66 min
Apr 28, 1:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	35 min
Apr 28, 1:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah	4 hr
Apr 28, 2:07 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Staunton	42 min
Apr 28, 2:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren	65 min
Apr 28, 2:24 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Shenandoah	25 min
Apr 28, 2:53 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg	36 min
Apr 28, 2:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester	62 min
Apr 28, 3:04 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more	7 hr
Apr 28, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Augusta	36 min
Apr 28, 3:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Staunton	41 min
Apr 28, 3:23 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren	39 min
Apr 28, 3:50 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg	40 min
Apr 28, 3:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	34 min
Apr 28, 4:26 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Warren	23 min
Apr 28, 4:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Waynesboro	28 min
Apr 28, 4:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and 1 more	46 min
Apr 28, 5:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Loudoun	51 min
Apr 28, 5:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Loudoun	26 min
Apr 28, 5:50 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock	40 min
Apr 28, 6:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		55 min
Apr 28, 6:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Loudoun	38 min
Apr 28, 7:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	5 hr
Apr 28, 8:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	119 min
Apr 28, 8:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun and 3 more	6 hr
Apr 28, 9:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	36 min
Apr 28, 9:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William	101 min
Apr 28, 9:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	3 hr
Apr 28, 10:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	42 min
Apr 28, 10:06 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		84 min
Apr 28, 10:16 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		59 min
Apr 28, 10:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	52 min
Apr 28, 10:59 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		81 min
Apr 28, 11:38 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	7 hr
Apr 28, 3:34 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Apr 28, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		53 min
Apr 28, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		60 min
Apr 28, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		36 min
Apr 27, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Frederick	34 min
Apr 28, 12:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	5 hr
Apr 28, 12:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Allegany	70 min
Apr 28, 1:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Allegany	27 min
Apr 28, 4:24 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Washington	51 min
Apr 28, 5:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Frederick	18 min
Apr 28, 6:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Harford	39 min
Apr 28, 7:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery	25 min
Apr 28, 7:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick	28 min
Apr 28, 7:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick	27 min
Apr 28, 8:12 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick	33 min
Apr 28, 8:14 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford	11 min
Apr 28, 8:45 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll	30 min
Apr 28, 9:14 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery	31 min
Apr 28, 9:49 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford	26 min
Apr 28, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Carroll, Howard	50 min
Apr 28, 10:36 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	102 min
Apr 28, 10:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	51 min
Apr 28, 10:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's	66 min
Apr 28, 11:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's	36 min
Apr 28, 11:22 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel	14 min
Apr 28, 11:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	18 min
Apr 28, 12:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 28, 12:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	11 hr
Apr 28, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Saint Mary's	50 min
Apr 28, 12:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral	28 min
Apr 28, 2:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Morgan	28 min
Apr 28, 2:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Morgan	45 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West 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.