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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Blacksburg, VA

November 29, 20114 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this areal flood warning at Nov 29, 2011, 4:43 AM EST for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 29, 2011, 4:43 AM EST (09:43 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2011, 8:45 AM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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 areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Nov 29, 1:13 AM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 1:13 AM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 4:12 AM EST, 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 28, 11:41 PM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1141 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

NCZ003>005-020-VAZ013-014-017-022-023-032>034-043-044-290600-
BEDFORD VA-BOTETOURT VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-ROCKINGHAM NC-
STOKES NC-SURRY NC-YADKIN NC-
1141 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

...SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT
BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...HENRY...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK
...PITTSYLVANIA...PULASKI...ROANOKE...ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY
AND YADKIN COUNTIES...

AT 1130 PM EST...SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM ROANOKE AND BLACKSBURG SOUTH TO FLOYD
AND MARTINSVILLE. THE SHOWERS THEN EXTENDED SOUTH INTO NORTH
CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN FLOYD COUNTY
VIRGINIA AND IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FROM YADKINVILLE
TO REIDSVILLE. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING QUICKLY NORTH NEAR 50 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE SHOWERS WITH UP TO AN INCH OR
MORE POSSIBLE IN SPOTS THROUGH 1 AM. THIS MAY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3607 8088 3621 8088 3630 8067 3686 8011
      3685 8031 3674 8046 3696 8069 3726 8057
      3748 7979 3637 7953 3624 7953 3626 8044
      3613 8044

JH

Special weather statement, Nov 29, 12:50 AM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 29, 1:53 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 29, 2:18 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 29, 3:11 AM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 29, 4:05 AM EST, 38 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 28, 9:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	50 min
Nov 28, 9:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Craig and 14 more	63 min
Nov 28, 10:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	78 min
Nov 28, 10:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford and 2 more	67 min
Nov 28, 11:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke and 4 more	79 min
Nov 29, 12:50 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville, City of Roanoke	70 min
Nov 29, 1:18 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, Roanoke	6 hr
Nov 29, 2:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery and 4 more	72 min
Nov 29, 3:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Pittsylvania and 5 more	64 min
Nov 29, 3:27 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington	4 hr
Nov 29, 5:16 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Grayson	4 hr
Nov 29, 5:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, City of Lynchburg	70 min
Nov 29, 5:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 4 more	6 hr
Nov 29, 7:12 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, Roanoke	6 hr
Nov 29, 7:26 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington	4 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Grayson	19 hr
Nov 28, 10:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes, Yadkin	72 min
Nov 29, 4:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	70 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.