Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Mar 8, 2011, 4:20 AM EST for 37 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 9, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2011, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- None
All 49 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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 nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
478 WGUS61 KRNK 080920 FFARNK URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 420 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 081730- /O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1800Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 420 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA... WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST... BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND...BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD... FRANKLIN...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI... ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-081730- /O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110310T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 420 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA...APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE... HALIFAX...HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ 07
11 follow-up statements
075 WGUS61 KRNK 081651 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1151 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 090100- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1800Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1151 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY BY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-090100- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110310T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1151 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
692 WGUS61 KRNK 082350 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 650 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 090800- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1800Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 650 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY BY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-090800- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110310T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 650 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
379 WGUS61 KRNK 090155 AAA FFARNK URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 855 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 091000- /O.EXT.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1100Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 855 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-091000- /O.EXT.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1700Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 855 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
111 WGUS61 KRNK 090929 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 429 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TODAY AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 091700- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1100Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 429 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-091700- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1700Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 429 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HYSELL
353 WGUS61 KRNK 091627 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1127 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 100030- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1127 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INTO THE FOOTHILLS AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-100030- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.110309T1700Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1127 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
373 WGUS61 KRNK 092054 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 354 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A STRONG SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 100500- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 354 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * A SURGE OF DEEP MOISTURE THIS EVENING WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...AGAIN HEAVIEST ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES FURTHER WEST. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-100500- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 354 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * A SURGE OF DEEP MOISTURE THIS EVENING WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
295 WGUS61 KRNK 100310 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1010 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTH INTO THE GULF COAST STATES...WILL WORK EAST TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. EXPECT RAIN OVERNIGHT BUT THE HEAVIER RAINS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 101115- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1010 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND JUST EAST. THE HEAVIER RAINS WILL BE ARRIVING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS. RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS THURSDAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-101115- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1010 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 1 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS THURSDAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
094 WGUS61 KRNK 101006 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 506 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTH INTO THE GULF COAST STATES...WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL TRIGGER AROUND AROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS TO THE AREA. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 102100- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 506 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND JUST EAST. THE HEAVIER RAINS WILL BE ARRIVING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS TODAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-102100- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 506 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS TODAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
229 WGUS61 KRNK 101438 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 938 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTH INTO THE GULF COAST STATES...WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL TRIGGER AROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS TO THE AREA. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 102245- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 938 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND... BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GILES... GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE... ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND JUST EAST. THE HEAVIER RAINS WILL BE ARRIVING LATER THIS MORNING AND EXITING THIS EVENING. * THESE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS TODAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-102245- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 938 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL TODAY AROUND AN INCH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WITH TRAINING STORM CELLS. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS TODAY WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ RCS
177 WGUS61 KRNK 102034 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 334 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...STRONG STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL TRIGGER A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS TO THE AREA. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>013-015-016-WVZ042-043-102145- /O.CAN.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-GRAYSON-CARROLL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX 334 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RUN HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS RUNOFF CONTINUES FROM THIS MORNINGS RAIN. $$ VAZ014-017>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-045-110000- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 334 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST... BATH...BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN... MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...ROANOKE AND ROCKBRIDGE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER AND MONROE. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR IN STRONGER STORMS. * THESE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-110000- /O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 334 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES. IN VIRGINIA... APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON COULD HAVE RAINFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR. * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE RUNOFF WOULD THEN CREATE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. THERE COULD BE SOME TRAINING WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ RCS
479 WGUS61 KRNK 102353 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 653 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 VAZ014-017>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-045-110100- /O.EXP.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 653 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. HEAVIER RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND THE RAIN OVER THE JAMES RIVER AND ROANOKE RIVER BASINS WILL BE EXITING THIS EVENING. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY BUT SHOULD SEE THEM FALL INTO THEIR BANKS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-110100- /O.EXP.KRNK.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 653 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. HEAVIER RAINS HAVE EXITED THE AREA AND ANY LIGHTER SHOWERS WILL BE EXITING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE THREAT OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCH IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Mar 8, 4:08 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 4:08 AM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
408 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
COOL DRY HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL BE WEDGED
DOWN THE EAST COAST TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE
DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. THIS DEVELOPING STORM
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY WITH
A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. THIS
FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY PROVIDING THE AREA WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WORD OF THE DAY...DIRTY SUNSHINE. IR PICS CONTINUE TO SHOW
PATCHES OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS AREA AS WEAK MID LEVEL
IMPULSES SHEAR EAST FROM DEVELOPING STORM OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS.
ASIDE FROM THE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE...COOL DRY AIR IN THE LOW
LEVELS WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER TODAY COURTESY OF HIGH PRESSURE
WEDGED DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD. TEMPS TODAY WILL AGAIN STRUGGLE
TO CLIMB MUCH ABOVE 50.
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO THICKEN TONIGHT AS MID CONUS SYSTEM
STRENGTHENS. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER OUR
AREA AND LOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN WITH TIME AS HIGHER
DEWPOINTS GET DRAWN NORTH FROM THE CAROLINAS. THE NAM SEEMS TOO
ROBUST WITH THE MOISTURE RETURN TONIGHT (WHICH ADVERTISES UPWARDS
OF A QUARTER INCH OF QPF OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN CWA). PREFER
THE SLOWER GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS WHICH HOLD BULK OF QPF UNTIL AFTER
12Z (7AM) WEDNESDAY. DID NOT WANT TO COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE WETTER NAM
SOLUTION...SO TOOK A BLEND OF THE SREF/GFS FOR POPS TONIGHT WHICH
BRINGS CHC OF PRECIP INTO THE NC MTNS AND NEW RIVER VALLEY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ANY EARLY ONSET OF PRECIP TONIGHT MAY FALL IN THE FORM
OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIP...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW-MID 30S.
STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALSO RAISES CONCERN FOR STRONG
DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...THUS HAVE
ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE DIVIDE...PRIMARILY
FROM BLUEFIELD SOUTHWEST INTO THE UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY. BEGIN
AND END TIMES MESH WITH OUR NEIGHBORING NWS OFFICE IN MORRISTOWN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
POSTED A FLOOD WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGH
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. SATURATED SOILS
FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINFALL WILL CREATE MORE FLOODING ISSUES
ACROSS THE AREA. INCREASED WIND SPEEDS WEDNESDAY ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN
AND CONTINUED WIND ADVISORY IN THE WEST INTO WEDNESDAY.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL WEDGES DOWN THE EAST
COAST. EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PUSH PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION...AS A WARM FRONT TRACKS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY ON
WEDNESDAY. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE AND WARM AIR INCREASES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. SIMILAR TO THE LAST
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND
NEARLY STALL THE APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED AND
SURFACE WAVES TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE FRONT. THE MAIN AREA OF RAIN
WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY AS THE FRONT TRACKS TO THE EAST COAST. AN
UPPER TROUGH WILL RE-INTRODUCE SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
EVENTUALLY...COLD AIR WILL MEET UP WITH THE MOISTURE AND WILL CHANGE
RAIN SHOWERS OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ON
WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WITH CLOUDS AND RAIN. HIGHS
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 40S IN THE NORTH TO THE LOWER 50S IN THE
SOUTHEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM THE UPPER
30S TO AROUND 50 IN SOUTHSIDE. THE TIMING OF THE COLD AIR WILL
HELP DETERMINE HIGHS ON THURSDAY. PLAYED HIGHS THURSDAY FROM THE
UPPER 40S TO AROUND 60 DEGREES. COOLED THURSDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES
INTO THE MID 20S IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 30S IN THE
SOUTHEAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL
ALLOW OUR REGION A CHANCE TO DRY OUT AFTER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAYS
STORM SYSTEM. THE ONLY CONCERN WILL BE A CLIPPER COLD FRONT PUSHING
IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL BRING A
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ON SATURDAY
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
WILL APPROACH THE LOWER 30S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...AND WILL EXPECT THE RAIN SHOWERS TO CHANGE OVER TO
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA...ALTHOUGH DO NOT EXPECT THE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS TO AMOUNT TO MORE THAN A DUSTING. AT ANY RATE...THE
IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE LIGHT PRECIPITATION TOTALS FROM THIS
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL NOT ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE AREA
RIVERS...WHICH WILL ALREADY BE ELEVATED FROM RAINFALL FROM EARLIER
IN THE WEEK.
SHOWER ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM EAST TO WEST AS
WINDS TRANSITION FROM NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY AROUND A DOME
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. DRIER AIR PUSHING
INTO OUR REGION SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS
SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT...WHILE PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE FOUND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WINDS CONTINUE TO
VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST...AND ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BREWS IN THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR REGION WILL MAKE A MODEST WARM UP ON
MONDAY AS THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BRING WARMER ATLANTIC MOISTURE
BACK INTO OUR AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SCHEDULED TO
AFFECT OUR REGION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALL TAF SITES THROUGH TODAY AS SFC
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN THE EAST COAST WITH DRY AIR. HOWEVER
QUITE A BIT OF HIGH AND MID CLOUD CANOPY WILL PERSIST AT TIMES
OVER THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS BEFORE CIGS START TO LOWER IN THE WEST
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. EXPECT DEEPER MOISTURE TO ARRIVE
ACROSS SE WVA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH CIGS LOWERING TO MVFR
OR WORSE ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIP BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AT
BOTH KBLF/KLWB.
ON WEDNESDAY...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE AREA
QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT THURSDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR
A RETURN OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
SUB-VFR CIGS. RAINFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG
WITH IFR CIGS/VSBYS. SHOULD SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS BEHIND THE FRONT
THU EAST OF THE MTNS...ALTHOUGH THE FRONT MAY SLOW DOWN...AND LOW
CIGS AND SHOWERS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE EAST DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY. IN THE MTNS UPSLOPE FLOW WILL KEEP MVFR CIGS/-SHRA
AND POSSIBLY IFR CONDS IN BLF. LOW MVFR TO IFR CONDS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THRU THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING IN SE WVA...INCLUDING
BLF AND LWB.
VFR IS EXPECTED AT ALL SITES FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HIGH CONFIDENCE OF ANOTHER WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT WITH POTENTIAL
FOR 1-3 INCH RAINFALL. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AS DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED
OVER THE APPALACHIANS. WET ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS GOING INTO THIS
NEXT RAIN EVENT SUGGEST GROUND WILL PROMOTE GREATER RUNOFF
COMPARED TO THE LAST RAIN EVENT. STREAM LEVELS WILL BE AT A HIGHER
BASE FLOW...AND PUTTING US AT A GREATER RISK OF FLOODING. AS
SUCH...AREAL FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED TO CREATE GREATER LEAD
TIME FOR FOLKS TO PREPARE. ANYONE LIVING IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA
NEEDS TO START PREPARING NOW.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ007-009.
FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR VAZ043>047-058-059.
NC...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ001>003-018>020.
FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WVZ042>045.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...JH
HYDROLOGY...PMHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 3:34 PM EST, 12 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 334 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-082045- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 334 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS MAY BE SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 20 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 35 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2011Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2011Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2011Every flood watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.