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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 6, 2013Carroll County, Grayson County, City of Galax, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2013, 2:56 PM EDT for Carroll County, Grayson County, City of Galax, Virginia. It took effect at May 7, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2013, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
In effect from: May 7, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 7, 2013, 7:26 AM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, Grayson County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point New River at Galax (GAXV2).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03164000, 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 May 6, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 4:18 AM EDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 2:36 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
236 PM EDT MON MAY 06 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     FLOOD            5 ENE ASHLAND           36.47N 81.56W
05/06/2013                   ASHE               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A COUPLE FEET OF STANDING WATER OVER WEST SUGAR TREE
            ROAD...TIME UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN SUGAR TREE BRANCH FLOODED
            THIS ROAD

&&

PW

Special weather statement, May 6, 2:39 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
239 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

NCZ005-VAZ043-044-061945-
ROCKINGHAM NC-PITTSYLVANIA VA-HENRY VA-
239 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIDGEWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EDEN...
  AXTON...
  CALLANDS...
  RIDGEWAY...
  AND AIKEN SUMMIT.

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 7996 3682 7973 3683 7966 3685 7964
      3694 7962 3694 7961 3678 7936 3643 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 219DEG 19KT 3655 7982

KK

Special weather statement, May 6, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
255 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

NCZ001-002-018-019-062000-
WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-
255 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLOWING ROCK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOONE...
  DEEP GAP...
  MC GRADY...
  WILBAR...
  AND BLOWING ROCK.

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 3612 8154 3612 8167 3612 8170 3620 8176
      3643 8122 3626 8106 3609 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 243DEG 31KT 3616 8166

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 1:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	12 hr
May 6, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	66 min
May 6, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	3 hr
May 6, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	63 min
May 6, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	62 min
May 6, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 8 more	89 min
May 6, 5:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more	114 min
May 6, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Charlotte	44 min
May 6, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	38 min
May 6, 7:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 3 more	3 hr
May 6, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	44 min
May 5, 9:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Wilkes	12 hr
May 6, 2:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	6 hr
May 6, 2:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	6 hr
May 6, 8:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	12 hr
May 6, 12:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe	6 hr
May 6, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	38 min
May 6, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	65 min
May 6, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	60 min
May 6, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes	61 min
May 6, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	57 min
May 6, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Yadkin	45 min
May 6, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	43 min
May 6, 6:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe	6 hr
May 6, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry	34 min
May 6, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	39 min
May 6, 7:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Wilkes	5 hr
May 6, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	4 hr
May 6, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.