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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 7, 2013Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2013, 9:37 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2013, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2013, 2:15 AM EDT
In force: 53 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Randolph (RNDV2). The gauge peaked at 25.03 ft at May 8, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02066000, 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 7, 7:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 7:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

VAZ013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-082000-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
349 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ON WEDNESDAY...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL RANGING IN
SIZE FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009-012-015-082000-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
349 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

WHILE CREEK...STREAM...AND RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE
OVERALL TODAY...SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BRING HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY IF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO PASS OVER THE
SAME LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ON WEDNESDAY...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL RANGING IN
SIZE FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-082000-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
349 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN STANDING WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND MAY CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO BANKFULL
QUICKLY. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF HALF DOLLARS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ON WEDNESDAY...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL RANGING IN
SIZE FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-010-011-WVZ042>045-082000-
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
349 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING HEAVY
DOWNPOURS THAT COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING... ESPECIALLY
IF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO PASS OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS
REPEATEDLY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ON WEDNESDAY...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL RANGING IN
SIZE FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 5:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
512 PM EDT TUE MAY 07 2013

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

0408 PM     HAIL             5 N MARTINSVILLE CITY   36.75N 79.87W
05/07/2013  E1.00 INCH       HENRY              VA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON ROUTE 890 BETWEEN SOUTH OF
            FIGSBORO.

&&

HYSELL

Local storm report, May 7, 5:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
525 PM EDT TUE MAY 07 2013

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

0445 PM     FLOOD            6 ESE LEWISBURG         37.77N 80.36W
05/07/2013                   GREENBRIER         WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE I-64 EXIT RAMP AT MILE MARKER 175 IS CLOSED DUE TO
            WATER OVER THE ROAD.

&&

HYSELL

Local storm report, May 7, 5:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 6:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:35 PM EDT, 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
May 7, 9:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	13 hr
May 7, 10:12 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Albemarle, Buckingham	18 hr
May 7, 10:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig	10 hr
May 8, 3:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	16 hr
May 8, 8:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	8 hr
May 8, 10:19 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more	5 hr
May 7, 9:51 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.