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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 31, 2013, 3:42 AM EST for 4 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 1:27 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2013, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2013, 1:27 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 9:33 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 James River (VA) at Holcomb Rock (HRKV2). The gauge peaked at 20.08 ft at Jan 31, 2013, 9:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02025500, 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 Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 7:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 75 min |
| Jan 30, 8:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Buena Vista, City of Danville and 2 more | 84 min |
| Jan 30, 8:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Jan 30, 9:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 64 min |
| Jan 30, 9:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 29 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 42 min |
| Jan 30, 10:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 19 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 11 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 29 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 23 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 49 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 34 hr |
| Jan 31, 6:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 7:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax, City of Radford | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 41 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 29 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.