Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2013, 1:17 AM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia. It was in force for 7 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2013, 1:17 AM EDT (05:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2013, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
Counties City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:16 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Danville City, VA | HIGH WATER RESCUE IN THE 1400 BLOCK OF SOUTH BOSTON ROAD DUE TO FLASH FLOODING |
| Jul 12, 3:06 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Danville City, VA | ONE CAR SUBMERGE UNDER WATER ALONG HYW 58 WHERE RIVERSIDE DR AND SOUTH BOSTON ROAD MEET. |
| Jul 12, 3:06 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 S Blairs, VA | BASEMENTS BEING FLOODED ALONG TIMBER LAKE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 13 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
748
WGUS51 KRNK 120517
FFWRNK
VAC143-590-120815-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0032.130712T0517Z-130712T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
117 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 AM EDT
* AT 111 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DURING THE PAST HOUR...RAINFALL
OF 1.5 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF
DANVILLE CITY AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THESE SAME AREAS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB6 follow-up statements
781
WGUS71 KRNK 120559
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
159 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
VAC143-590-120815-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
159 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 156 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF DANVILLE CITY AS WELL AS
ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES DURING THE
PAST ONE TO TWO HOURS HAS BEEN COMMON IN THIS AREA. THE GROUND IN
THIS REGION IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM PERSISTENT RECENT HEAVY
RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN PARTS OF DANVILLE
CITY AND ADJACENT AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 3 AM EDT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CITY
AND SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB002
WGUS71 KRNK 120702
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
302 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
VAC143-590-120815-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
302 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 258 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN A LINE TO THE WEST-
SOUTHWEST BACK THROUGH ROCKINGHAM AND EASTERN STOKES COUNTY
THAT WILL TRACK TOWARD DANVILLE CITY AND SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA
COUNTY. OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE
DANVILLE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY
OCCURRING IN MANY AREAS OF SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...INCLUDING
DANVILLE CITY.
THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE AMOUNTS OF
RAINFALL ON TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN VERY SHARP RISES
ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. MANY ROADS IN URBAN AREAS ARE
LIKELY ALREADY FLOODED AND CLOSED. SOME ROADS MAY BE WASHED OUT AND
TOTALLY IMPASSABLE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB136
WGUS51 KRNK 120714
FFWRNK
VAC143-590-121215-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
314 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT
* AT 305 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING IN DANVILLE CITY AND IN OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY. WATER RESCUES WERE ONGOING AND AT LEAST ONE
VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED ON U.S. HIGHWAY 58. FLOODING IN
SOME HOMES HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IS
COMMON ACROSS DANVILLE CITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD
THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 5 AM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR DANVILLE CITY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB397
WGUS71 KRNK 120913
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
513 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
VAC143-590-121215-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
513 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FRIDAY
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 507 AM EDT...RAINFALL WAS FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS
SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL NEAR 10 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN IN PARTS OF
THE COUNTY JUST NORTH OF DANVILLE DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS. JUST
SINCE MIDNIGHT...OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN DANVILLE
CITY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES COMMON ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY.
SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING WATER
RESCUES...SUBMERGED VEHICLES...FLOODED AND CLOSED ROADS...AND WATER
IN HOMES HAS BEEN REPORTED. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. MAY SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL
RISE WELL ABOVE BANKFULL. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS
SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO SEE THE
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB055
WGUS71 KRNK 121209
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
809 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
VAC143-590-121215-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
809 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FRIDAY
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 805 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES FELL ACROSS DANVILLE CITY AND
ADJACENT AREAS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS
DIMINISHED IN THE AREA...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND TOTALLY
SATURATED GROUND IN THIS AREA. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAIRS...
DANVILLE CITY...
RINGGOLD...
DANVILLE AIRPORT...
AND WESTOVER HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND
DON'T DROWN! STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS NEARBY COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND. IF
YOU ENCOUNTER A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND NOW.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
RAB428
WGUS71 KRNK 121219
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
819 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
VAC143-590-121227-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130712T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
819 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
AND CITY OF DANVILLE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING...THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST. THIS
WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FLOOD WARNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED
ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3666 7956 3677 7916 3673 7917 3670 7918
3667 7918 3667 7919 3665 7919 3654 7922
3654 7955
$$
KKWhat 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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 11, 7:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
759 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRY TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY...BUT WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVERHEAD THIS
WEEKEND AND THEN RETROGRADE...MOVING WESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT THURSDAY...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8AM FRIDAY MORNING.
THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT. GIVEN THE EXTREMELY LOW FFG VALUES...EFFICIENT RAIN
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...VERY WET ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS AND
THE EXTREME EVENTS IN SOME LOCATIONS YESTERDAY.
AN AMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THESE FEATURES COMBINED WITH
UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR
AREA. SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS. PWATS REMAIN VERY HIGH EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS 2.0+
INCHES. USED A BLEND OF HRRR...RNKWRFARW AND NAM FOR POPS TONIGHT.
LEANED LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT TOWARDS THE WARMER ADJMAV WITH
READINGS FROM THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 70 DEGREES IN
THE SOUTHEAST. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADDED SOME
FOG TO ISC GRIDS OVERNIGHT. THE UPPER LOW WILL RETROGRADE BACK INTO
OHIO VALLEY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. PLACED THE HIGHEST POPS IN
THE EAST FRIDAY. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 70S IN THE
NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE SOUTHEAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 PM EST THURSDAY...
UPPER TROUGH ENTERING NEW ENGLAND IS NO MATCH FOR THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC BERMUDA HIGH. TROUGH IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY CUT
OFF...APPEARING TO BOUNCE OFF THE HIGH (LOOP THE ECMWF 500 HEIGHTS)
AND BEGIN RETROGRADING THIS WEEKEND. AS SUCH...ANY DRY AIR THAT
MANAGES TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT IS
GONE BY SATURDAY. WITH THE UPPER LOW OVERHEAD...COMBINATION OF
LIFT AND DEEPENING EASTERLY FLOW WILL PROMOTE MORE CLOUDS THAN
SUN. MODEL TRENDS SUGGEST A MUCH WETTER SOLUTION OVER THE WEEKEND.
HAVE RAISED POPS AND QPF ACCORDINGLY. WPC (HPC) IS NOW FORECASTING
UPWARDS OF AN INCH /1.00/ OF RAIN CENTERED OVER OUR MTNS FROM
12Z/8AM SATURDAY THROUGH 12Z/8AM SUNDAY. ATTM THINK BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL COME LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY PER DEEPENING
SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT.
SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAY AID IN THE INCREASING RAIN THREAT WILL BE
THE REMNANTS OF TS CHANTAL. THE 85H WIND FIELD FCST TRACK THIS
FEATURE FROM THE BAHAMAS NW INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE
GFS SEEMS OVERDONE...BUT THE ECMWF SEEM ABOUT RIGHT RESEMBLING
MORE OF AN OPEN WAVE. EITHER MODEL...HOWEVER...SUGGEST LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL RAIN THREAT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD BUT HELD TO A NARROW DIURNAL RANGE PER
MORE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY 70S TO AROUND
80 FOR HIGHS...LOWS IN THE 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EDT THURSDAY...
MODEL GUIDANCE HAS COME TO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE
UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL FEATURE A BUILDING UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC. THE UPPER LOW WHICH DEVELOPS AND
BREAKS AWAY FROM THE UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW ENGLAND THIS WEEKEND IS
FORECAST TO RETROGRADE AND PUSH WEST-SOUTHWEST REACHING THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...DAY 7.
THIS SUGGESTS LIFT FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS NEXT WEEK WILL BE LIMITED
TO DAYTIME HEATING...THE UPPER LOW MOVING TOO FAR WEST TO BE AN
INFLUENCE. IF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS AS ROBUST AS FORECAST
597DM...THIS MAY CAUSE ENOUGH WARMING ALOFT TO POTENTIALLY LIMIT
DEEP CONVECTION TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT COVERAGE EXCEPT FOR MAYBE
THE MOUNTAINS.
MODEL TEMPS HAVE TRENDED WARMER...BUT STILL NOTHING EXTREME. 85H
TEMPS ARE FCST TO BUILD CLOSE TO +20 DEG C BY MID WEEK WHICH SUGGEST
HIGH TEMPS WELL INTO THE 80S...POSSIBLY 90 URBAN AREAS. LOWS SHOULD
ALSO CREEP UPWARD A LITTLE WITH TMINS IN THE 60S TO AROUND 70.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 745 PM EDT THURSDAY...
LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM KLYH TO KDAN ALONG AND
JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL KEEP CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
MVFR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RADAR ALSO SHOWED A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM KHSP TO KMKJ...BUT THIS WAS JUST EAST OF KBLF
AND KLWB. ASIDE FROM THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN VFR THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING SURFACE AND LOW
LEVEL WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT STRATUS WITH
MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
OVERNIGHT. IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPECT AREAS OF FOG WITH MVFR VSBYS
TO DEVELOP DUE TO WET GROUND AND NEAR CALM WINDS.
DEEP EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS BY SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
EXPECTED. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EXPECT A DAILY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH EARLY MORNING
IFR BR/FG.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR VAZ012>019-
022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NCZ001>006-
018>020.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...KK
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...AMS/KKHazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:22 PM EDT, 8 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>019-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-122030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY THEREAFTER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND CAN BE SENT TO THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST OFFICE VIA OUR WEB SITE...FACEBOOK...TWITTER...OR PHONED INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ007-009>011-020-WVZ042>045-122030- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 11:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1108 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
VAZ059-120345-
CHARLOTTE VA-
1108 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
* AT 1105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WREN TO
CULLEN...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH.
* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RED HOUSE...
ABILENE...
CULLEN...
AND MADISONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3706 7866 3713 7885 3715 7885 3718 7884
3722 7869 3720 7868 3719 7864 3716 7862
3714 7859 3715 7855 3714 7853 3709 7848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 254DEG 14KT 3715 7885 3710 7859
DSLocal storm report, Jul 11, 11:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1110 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM FLOOD 5 WNW NATHALIE 36.98N 79.03W
07/11/2013 HALIFAX VA EMERGENCY MNGR
CREEK FLOODED TOBACCO ROAD
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Jul 11, 11:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1144 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
NCZ006-120400-
CASWELL NC-
1144 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1200 AM EDT
* AT 1138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEMORA...MOVING TO THE EAST AT
15 MPH.
* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILTON...
AND SEMORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 7924 3654 7914 3650 7914 3645 7914
3645 7915 3645 7924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 254DEG 12KT 3650 7916
ASLocal storm report, Jul 12, 12:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1206 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW LYNCHBURG CITY 37.41N 79.17W
07/12/2013 M3.49 INCH CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA BROADCAST MEDIA
SINCE 520PM
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 12:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1216 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 VAZ044-120445- PITTSYLVANIA VA- 1216 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1245 AM EDT * AT 1211 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAGO...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GRETNA... CLIMAX... AND SAGO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED. && LAT...LON 3686 7964 3696 7962 3697 7934 3676 7945 TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 290DEG 11KT 3690 7962 AS
Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:58 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1258 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0428 PM FLOOD GALAX CITY 36.67N 80.92W
07/11/2013 CITY OF GALAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER
RT 89 CLOSED IN GALAX DUE TO FLOODING.
0440 PM FLOOD GALAX CITY 36.67N 80.92W
07/11/2013 CITY OF GALAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING ON GIVENS RD NEAR CHESTNUT CREEK
0526 PM FLOOD 5 ESE BLAIRS 36.66N 79.30W
07/11/2013 PITTSYLVANIA VA 911 CALL CENTER
FLOODING ALONG PARTS OF AFTON ROAD
0607 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E CONCORD 37.35N 78.95W
07/11/2013 APPOMATTOX VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
PARTS OF ROUTE 460 AT HWY 24 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WSW LYNCHBURG CITY 37.40N 79.18W
07/11/2013 CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA BROADCAST MEDIA
LAKESIDE DRIVE NEAR COLLEGE DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0632 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE FOREST 37.39N 79.21W
07/11/2013 CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
MCCONVILLE ROAD FLOODED
0635 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSE LYNCHBURG CITY 37.40N 79.14W
07/11/2013 CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
FISHING CREEK FLOODING FLORIDA AVE
0734 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NNW CONCORD 37.39N 79.01W
07/11/2013 CAMPBELL VA 911 CALL CENTER
STAGE ROAD FLOODED BY ARCHER CREEK
0852 PM FLOOD 5 S BLAIRS 36.61N 79.40W
07/11/2013 CITY OF DANVILLE VA 911 CALL CENTER
WEST WITT ROAD NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW FLOODED
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW BLAIRS 36.66N 79.39W
07/11/2013 PITTSYLVANIA VA EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER RESCUE REQUIRED ON AFTON ROAD NEAR BUT OUTSIDE
DANVILLE CITY.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD GRETNA 36.95N 79.37W
07/11/2013 PITTSYLVANIA VA EMERGENCY MNGR
CAR STRANDED ON WHITE FALLS ROAD ONE MILE FROM VIRGINIA
HIGHWAY 640 EAST WHEN THE ROAD WAS WASHED OUT ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE VEHICLE.
0900 PM FLOOD DANVILLE CITY 36.58N 79.42W
07/11/2013 CITY OF DANVILLE VA EMERGENCY MNGR
EIGHT TO NINE ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY CLOSED BECAUSE OF
FLOODING.
0903 PM FLOOD 2 SSW BLAIRS 36.66N 79.39W
07/11/2013 PITTSYLVANIA VA 911 CALL CENTER
FALL CREEK FLOODING PARTS OF AFTON ROAD
1100 PM FLOOD 5 WNW NATHALIE 36.98N 79.03W
07/11/2013 HALIFAX VA EMERGENCY MNGR
CREEK FLOODED TOBACCO ROAD
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW LYNCHBURG CITY 37.41N 79.17W
07/12/2013 M3.49 INCH CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA BROADCAST MEDIA
SINCE 520PM
&&
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Buckingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Salem | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 10:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 27 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 9 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 48 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 115 min |
| Jul 12, 8:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 26 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.