Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 6, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 18, 2013, 8:37 PM EST for 4 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2013, 8:37 PM EST (01:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2013, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2013, 7:28 PM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties City of Franklin, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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 river
Written for the forecast point Blackwater River (VA) above Franklin (FKNV2). The gauge peaked at 11.70 ft at Jan 21, 2013, 12:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 6.8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10.8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14.8 ft
- Major stage
- 18.8 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02049500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 5:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 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.