Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2011, 6:19 PM EDT for Bland County, Tazewell County, Wythe County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2011, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 8:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bland County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 6:29 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nw Bluefield, VA | WATER RUNNING OVER MUD FORK ROAD |
| May 13, 6:29 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nnw Bluefield, WV | WATER RUNNING OVER JIMMY LEWIS LAKE ROAD WITHIN THE PINNACLE ROCK STATE PARK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
342
WGUS51 KRNK 132219
FFWRNK
VAC021-185-197-WVC055-140415-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0022.110513T2219Z-110514T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
619 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
CENTRAL WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
WESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT.
* AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
POCAHONTAS TO BLAND TO CRIPPLE CREEK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD TO BLAND TO SPEEDWELL...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLEAR
FORK...BRAMWELL...PINNACLE ROCK STATE PARK...HICKSVILLE...
BLUEFIELD...MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT...MONTCALM...COLEMAN STORE...
KIMBERLING...SANDLICK...ROCKY GAP...MATOAKA...IVANHOE...WENONAH...
CERES...LONG SPUR...MAX MEADOWS...KEGLEY AND PRINCETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAIN
COULD ALSO CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.
PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD
CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.
&&
LAT...LON 3728 8141 3739 8134 3752 8120 3726 8101
3686 8085 3681 8102 3682 8103 3680 8106
3685 8124 3703 8126 3727 8144
$$
JJ2 follow-up statements
196
WGUS71 KRNK 140022
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
822 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
VAC021-185-197-WVC055-140415-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110514T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAZEWELL VA-WYTHE VA-BLAND VA-MERCER WV-
822 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
WESTERN MERCER...CENTRAL WYTHE...NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...AND BLAND
COUNTIES...
AT 816 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ANY HIGH WATER
SHOULD BE RECEDING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RAINFALL RATES
EARLIER...ROCK OR MUDSLIDES MAY HAVE OCCURRED. IF NO REPORTS OF
FLOODING ARE RECEIVED...THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED BY 1000
PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3728 8141 3739 8134 3752 8120 3726 8101
3686 8085 3681 8102 3682 8103 3680 8106
3685 8124 3703 8126 3727 8144
$$
JJ449
WGUS71 KRNK 140051
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
851 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
VAC021-185-197-WVC055-140057-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110514T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAZEWELL VA-WYTHE VA-BLAND VA-MERCER WV-
851 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN
MERCER...CENTRAL WYTHE...NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...AND BLAND
COUNTIES...
SOME MINOR ROAD FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN BLAND COUNTY EARLIER THIS
EVENING...BUT THAT WATER HAS RECEDED. NOT OTHER REPORTS OF FLOODING
WERE RECEIVED....THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3728 8141 3739 8134 3752 8120 3726 8101
3686 8085 3681 8102 3682 8103 3680 8106
3685 8124 3703 8126 3727 8144
$$
JJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 33 min |
| May 13, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 45 min |
| May 13, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 38 min |
| May 13, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| May 13, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 51 min |
| May 13, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 56 min |
| May 13, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick | 62 min |
| May 13, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 60 min |
| May 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 40 min |
| May 13, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 65 min |
| May 13, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 50 min |
| May 13, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 55 min |
| May 13, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 53 min |
| May 13, 5:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 4 hr |
| May 13, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 59 min |
| May 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Wythe | 6 hr |
| May 13, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 59 min |
| May 12, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 45 min |
| May 13, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 51 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.