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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 31, 2013Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Jan 31, 2013, 2:32 AM EST for Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 6:42 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 31, 2013, 2:32 AM EST (07:32 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2013, 6:42 AM EST
Expired: Feb 1, 2013, 4:23 AM EST
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Opequon Creek near Martinsburg (MBGW2). The gauge peaked at 12.03 ft at Jan 31, 2013, 7:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12.5 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01616500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jan 31, 1:31 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 1:31 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 1:58 AM EST, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 31, 1:15 AM EST, 1 hour 17 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
Jan 30, 7:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	26 min
Jan 30, 7:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 4 more	49 min
Jan 30, 8:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria	32 min
Jan 30, 9:12 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 30, 9:39 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Loudoun	6 hr
Jan 30, 9:42 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	31 hr
Jan 30, 9:56 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Highland, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 30, 10:30 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 30, 11:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah	6 hr
Jan 31, 12:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	33 min
Jan 31, 2:20 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	3 hr
Jan 31, 2:34 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more	17 hr
Jan 31, 2:46 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Clarke	7 hr
Jan 31, 2:54 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Highland, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 4 more	36 hr
Jan 31, 5:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	7 hr
Jan 31, 7:00 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren	6 hr
Jan 31, 7:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange	11 hr
Jan 31, 7:31 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Fairfax	7 hr
Jan 31, 7:47 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	10 min
Jan 31, 7:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	20 hr
Jan 31, 9:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	34 hr
Jan 31, 10:00 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke	38 hr
Jan 31, 10:04 AM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Shenandoah, Warren	5 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		27 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		15 hr
Jan 30, 8:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Harford	24 min
Jan 30, 8:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Anne Arundel	31 min
Jan 30, 9:31 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	23 hr
Jan 31, 1:21 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	3 hr
Jan 31, 1:52 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Saint Mary's	53 min
Jan 31, 2:39 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	28 hr
Jan 31, 7:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	3 hr
Jan 31, 8:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Howard, Prince George's	13 hr
Jan 30, 9:50 PM EST	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	5 hr
Jan 31, 2:32 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Pendleton	5 hr
Jan 31, 9:31 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Hampshire	11 hr
Jan 31, 2:46 PM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Morgan	16 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.