Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 21, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT for Shenandoah County, Warren County, Virginia. It took effect at Oct 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 3:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 North Fork Shenandoah River near Strasburg (STGV2). The gauge peaked at 15.62 ft at Oct 30, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01634000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
101 WGUS41 KLWX 301340 FLWLWX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 940 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH NEAR STRASBURG AFFECTING SHENANDOAH AND WARREN COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY...THIS IS HOW MOST FLOOD DEATHS RESULT. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET. && VAC171-187-302140- /O.NEW.KLWX.FL.W.0021.121030T1700Z-121031T0830Z/ /STGV2.1.ER.121030T1700Z.121031T0000Z.121031T0230Z.NO/ 940 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH NEAR STRASBURG. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 17.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF FIELDS IS OCCURRING. THE STRASBURG RIVER WALK IS FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.3 FEET ON APR 17 2011. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 2PM 8PM 2AM 8AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME TUE TUE WED WED STG DAY TIME NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER STRASBURG 17.0 15.5 TUE 9 AM 17.0 17.5 16.3 14.5 17.5 TUE 8 PM $$ JE
1 follow-up statement
653 WGUS81 KLWX 301905 FLSLWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 305 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH NEAR STRASBURG AFFECTING SHENANDOAH AND WARREN COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY...THIS IS HOW MOST FLOOD DEATHS RESULT. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET. && VAC171-187-301935- /O.CAN.KLWX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121031T0830Z/ /STGV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 305 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH NEAR STRASBURG. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 8PM 2AM 8AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME TUE WED WED STG DAY TIME NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER STRASBURG 17.0 12.5 TUE 3 PM 12.7 13.2 11.9 CRESTED $$ JE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2:36 AM EDT | Gale Warning | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:36 AM EDT | Storm Warning | LWX | 8 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 6:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, King George, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg, City of Manassas and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:29 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.