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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 18, 2013Greene County, Madison County, Orange County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2013, 1:37 PM EDT for Greene County, Madison County, Orange County, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2013, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greene County, VA, Madison County, VA, Orange County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 18, 1:28 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:28 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 12:56 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 8:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	3 hr
Jun 17, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 18, 3:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more	13 hr
Jun 18, 1:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson	6 hr
Jun 18, 1:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	6 hr
Jun 18, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		91 min
Jun 18, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		66 min
Jun 18, 1:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Calvert	3 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.