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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 31, 2013Campbell County, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 31, 2013, 12:19 PM EST for Campbell County, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 6:33 PM EST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 31, 2013, 12:19 PM EST (17:19 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2013, 6:33 PM EST
Expired: Jan 31, 2013, 9:33 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Brookneal (BROV2).

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02062500, 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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 31, 12:09 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 12:09 PM EST, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 10:40 AM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:17 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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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	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	18 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	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

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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.