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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 4, 2013Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, City of Salem, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Jul 4, 2013, 12:04 AM EDT for Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, City of Salem, Virginia. It took effect at Jul 4, 2013, 12:34 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2013, 12:04 AM EDT (04:04 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 4, 2013, 12:34 AM EDT
Expired: Jul 5, 2013, 2:10 AM EDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Roanoke (RONV2). The gauge peaked at 14.34 ft at Jul 4, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02055000, 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 Jul 3, 8:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 8:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDT, 8 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 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
Jul 3, 8:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	10 hr
Jul 3, 9:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery	6 hr
Jul 3, 11:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more	6 hr
Jul 4, 2:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 8 more	4 hr
Jul 4, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	56 min
Jul 4, 3:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery	16 hr
Jul 4, 4:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more	18 hr
Jul 4, 6:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax, City of Radford	11 hr
Jul 4, 9:55 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	10 hr
Jul 4, 11:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	58 min
Jul 4, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	63 min
Jul 4, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	52 min
Jul 4, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, City of Martinsville	39 min
Jul 4, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick	65 min
Jul 4, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
Jul 4, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	55 min
Jul 4, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Wythe, City of Galax	71 min
Jul 4, 12:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Jul 4, 6:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Jul 4, 9:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	65 min
Jul 4, 3:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Wilkes	4 hr
Jul 4, 4:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	12 hr
Jul 4, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	30 min
Jul 4, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	40 min
Jul 4, 6:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	10 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.