Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2011, 3:50 PM EDT for Giles County, Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia. It was in force for 5 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
- Jun 28, 2011, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2011, 9:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Giles County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 4:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 S Union, WV | SEVERAL ROADS INCLUDING ZENITH ROAD...WALLACE HOLLOW ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 29/2 FLOODED DUE TO SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOODING NEAR ZENITH. A FEW OUTBUILDINGS AND VEHICLES ALSO DAMAGED DOWNSTREAM. |
| Jun 28, 4:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | Zenith, WV | ROUGHLY 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN A 90 MINUTE PERIOD. MEASURED WITH A HOME RAIN GUAGE. |
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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
776 WGUS51 KRNK 281950 FFWRNK VAC071-WVC063-290145- /O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0047.110628T1950Z-110629T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 350 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA * UNTIL 945 PM EDT. * AT 345 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ZENITH... RAINES CORNER AND LAUREL BRANCH. 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. 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 3750 8071 3759 8043 3748 8038 3737 8068 $$ RCS
4 follow-up statements
591 WGUS71 KRNK 282011 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 411 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 VAC071-WVC063-290145- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110629T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILES VA-MONROE WV- 411 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN GILES AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA KNOW FOR FLOODING ARE DROPPING LICK CREEK ALONG ROUTE 29...HANS CREEK ALONG ROUTE 219 NEAR LINDSIDE...AND BIG STONEY CREEK ROAD OR ROUTE 635. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ZENITH... RAINES CORNER AND LAUREL BRANCH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. && LAT...LON 3750 8071 3759 8043 3748 8038 3737 8068 $$ RCS
157 WGUS71 KRNK 282124 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 524 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 VAC071-WVC063-290145- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110629T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILES VA-MONROE WV- 524 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN GILES AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 514 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS AFTERNOON STORMS AND MORE STORMS COMING OVER THE AREA BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM...WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INTO THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME...NO FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ZENITH...RAINES CORNER AND LAUREL BRANCH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA KNOW FOR FLOODING ARE DROPPING LICK CREEK ALONG ROUTE 29...HANS CREEK ALONG ROUTE 219 NEAR LINDSIDE...AND BIG STONY CREEK ROAD OR ROUTE 635. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3750 8071 3759 8043 3748 8038 3737 8068 $$ RCS
361 WGUS71 KRNK 282314 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 714 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 VAC071-WVC063-290145- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110629T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILES VA-MONROE WV- 714 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN GILES AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 709 PM EDT...RUNOFF FROM THIS AFTERNOON STORMS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INTO THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME...NO FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ZENITH... RAINES CORNER AND LAUREL BRANCH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3750 8071 3759 8043 3748 8038 3737 8068 $$ RCS
196 WGUS71 KRNK 290108 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 908 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 VAC071-WVC063-290116- /O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110629T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILES VA-MONROE WV- 908 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN GILES AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... FLOODING HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY BE RUNNING HIGH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS RUNOFF FROM AFTERNOON STORMS CONTINUES. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. LAT...LON 3750 8071 3759 8043 3748 8038 3737 8068 $$ RCS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, Rockbridge | 55 min |
| Jun 28, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| Jun 28, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, City of Danville | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 1:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 61 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.