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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 25, 2012Buckingham County, Fluvanna County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Mar 25, 2012, 2:55 PM EDT for Buckingham County, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2012, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2012, 8:10 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Buckingham County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff (BREV2).

Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.

077 
WGUS41 KRNK 251855
FLWRNK
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...

  JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF AFFECTING BUCKINGHAM AND FLUVANNA 
  COUNTIES


FOR THE MIDDLE JAMES...INCLUDING BREMO BLUFF...MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE 
PAST TWO DAYS. WATER RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE...AND
WILL CAUSE THE JAMES RIVER AT BREMO BLUFF TO
RISE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER 
THAN YOU THINK.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER 
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
 
$$

&&

VAC029-065-260655-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0004.120325T1855Z-000000T0000Z/
/BREV2.1.ER.120325T1848Z.120325T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...16.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
  POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON SEP 10 
  2004.

$$
1 follow-up statement
378 
WGUS81 KRNK 260010
FLSRNK
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 
810 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS
IN VIRGINIA...
 
  JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF AFFECTING BUCKINGHAM AND FLUVANNA 
  COUNTIES.
  ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAL AFFECTING CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE AND 
  HALIFAX COUNTIES.
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
VIRGINIA...
 
  ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES. 
  DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY. 
 
For the James river at bremo bluff...the river is cresting and should
remain just below flood stage.  

For the roanoke river at brookneal...the river crested saturday
afternoon...and has fallen below flood stage.  the river will 
continue to trend downward at brookneal.

for the roanoke river at randolph...the river is still rising...and
is expected to crest sunday morning...resulting in moderate flooding.

for the dan river at south boston...the river will crest tonight...
resulting in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER 
STATEMENTS OR forecast updates.

 GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT 
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES 
AHPS'.
 
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED sunday morning. 

&&

VAC031-037-083-260040-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T1442Z/
/BROV2.1.ER.120325T1324Z.120325T1800Z.120325T1830Z.NO/
810 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAL.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. 
* AT 06PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
AT 23.0 FEET... AGRICULTURAL AREAS ARE AFFECTED..  

$$

VAC037-083-260810-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120328T1020Z/
/RNDV2.2.ER.120325T1447Z.120326T1800Z.120327T2220Z.NO/
810 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH.
* UNTIL tuesday. 
* AT 06PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.8 FEET by midday monday.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY.


$$

VAC083-260810-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120328T0142Z/
/SBNV2.1.ER.120325T1153Z.120325T2145Z.120327T1342Z.NO/
810 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON.
* UNTIL monday EVENING. 
* AT 06PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL crest tonight...then FALL BELOW FLOOD BY  
  monday evening.
AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 
WOODLANDS will occur.

$$

VAC029-065-260040-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120326T0010Z/
/BREV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
810 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF.
* AT 06PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
the river is cresting and will trend downward monday.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox57 min
Mar 24, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Buckingham34 min
Mar 24, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham26 min
Mar 24, 8:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAppomattox, Buckingham, Campbell3 hr
Mar 24, 8:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Patrick3 hr
Mar 24, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham28 min
Mar 24, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox, Charlotte29 min
Mar 24, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham45 min
Mar 24, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham29 min
Mar 24, 10:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg3 hr
Mar 25, 1:21 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKCampbell9 hr
Mar 25, 6:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 12 more14 hr
Mar 25, 7:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRNKHalifax54 hr
Mar 25, 7:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax12 hr
Mar 25, 7:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax46 hr
Mar 25, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, Patrick, City of Martinsville111 min
Mar 25, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, City of Galax2 hr

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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.