Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 30, 2013, 9:33 PM EST for Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 6:54 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2013, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2013, 6:54 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 2:41 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties City of Radford, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 New River at Radford (RDFV2). The gauge peaked at 21.12 ft at Jan 31, 2013, 12:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03171000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 WGUS41 KRNK 310233 FLWRNK BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 933 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON AFFECTING GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS COUNTIES FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER...INCLUDING ALDERSON...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.FOR THE NEW RIVER...INCLUDING RADFORD...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG BOTH THE NEW AND GREENBRIER RIVERS INTO FRIDAY. RUNOFF WILL PUSH LEVELS TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE STARTING ON THURSDAY WITH MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. $$ && WVC025-063-089-311433- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0006.130131T1719Z-130202T0017Z/ /ALDW2.2.ER.130131T1719Z.130201T0600Z.130201T1217Z.NO/ 933 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 08PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...4.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.0 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...FLOODING OF ROADS IN ALDERSON AND SOME BUILDINGS AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.8 FEET ON MAR 3 2007. $$ VAC121-155-750-311433- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0007.130131T2007Z-130201T1732Z/ /RDFV2.1.ER.130131T2007Z.130201T0600Z.130201T1132Z.NO/ 933 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 09PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...3.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...GAZEBO AT CITY PARK INUNDATED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.4 FEET ON MAR 7 2011. $$
7 follow-up statements
499 WGUS41 KRNK 310738 FLWRNK BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX AFFECTING CITY OF GALAX...CARROLL AND GRAYSON COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS AFFECTING TAZEWELL COUNTY ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES FOR THE NEW RIVER...INCLUDING RADFORD...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE NEW RIVER...INCLUDING GALAX AND GLEN LYN...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE DAN RIVER...INCLUDING SOUTH BOSTON...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE CLINCH RIVER...INCLUDING RICHLANDS...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH RIVER LEVELS FORECAST TO DECREASE. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FEEL ON SATURATED GROUND WEDNESDAY. THIS RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF...AND WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE NEW AND DAN RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. $$ && VAC035-077-640-311938- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0008.130131T1717Z-130201T0636Z/ /GAXV2.1.ER.130131T1717Z.130131T1800Z.130131T1836Z.UU/ 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 01:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...4.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR OVERBANK FLOODING. SOME CAMPGROUNDS UPSTREAM BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON SEP 18 2004. $$ VAC121-155-750-311938- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0007.130131T1252Z-130201T2117Z/ /RDFV2.2.ER.130131T1252Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1517Z.NO/ 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 02:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...ALL OF DEDMAN CENTER PARKING LOTS ARE FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-311938- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0009.130201T0148Z-130202T0651Z/ /GLLV2.1.ER.130201T0148Z.130201T1200Z.130201T1851Z.NO/ 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 01:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET ON FEB 23 2003. $$ VAC083-311938- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0010.130201T0517Z-130202T2028Z/ /SBNV2.1.ER.130201T0517Z.130201T1800Z.130202T0828Z.NO/ 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 02:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.6 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND AND WOODLANDS. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.4 FEET ON JUN 17 2004. $$ VAC185-311938- /O.NEW.KRNK.FL.W.0011.130131T0738Z-000000T0000Z/ /RLRV2.1.ER.130131T0250Z.130131T0545Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 238 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS. * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.7 FEET ON FEB 16 2003. $$
804 WGUS81 KRNK 310916 FLSRNK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST VIRGINIA... GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON AFFECTING GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS COUNTIES AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA... GREENBRIER...MONROE...SUMMERS ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA.. NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX AFFECTING CITY OF GALAX...CARROLL AND GRAYSON COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS AFFECTING TAZEWELL COUNTY AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA...CITY OF GALAX...CITY OF RADFORD...CARROLL...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY... PULASKI...TAZEWELL AND IN WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER...SUMMERS ...INSERT BASIS SECTION HERE!!!... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES AHPS'. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE NOON TODAY. && VAC035-077-640-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0008.130131T1717Z-130201T0636Z/ /GAXV2.1.ER.130131T1717Z.130131T1800Z.130131T1836Z.UU/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. AT 9.0 FEET... MINOR OVERBANK FLOODING. SOME CAMPGROUNDS UPSTREAM BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON SEP 18 2004. $$ VAC121-155-750-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0007.130131T1252Z-130201T2117Z/ /RDFV2.2.ER.130131T1252Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1517Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * NONFLOOD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET... ALL OF DEDMAN CENTER PARKING LOTS ARE FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0009.130201T0148Z-130202T0651Z/ /GLLV2.1.ER.130201T0148Z.130201T1200Z.130201T1851Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET ON FEB 23 2003. $$ WVC025-063-089-311716- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0006.130131T1457Z-130202T0000Z/ /ALDW2.2.ER.130131T1457Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1200Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING * AT 02AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET... FLOODING OF ROADS IN ALDERSON AND SOME BUILDINGS AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.7 FEET ON JAN 26 2010. $$ VAC185-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /RLRV2.1.ER.130131T0250Z.130131T0715Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 02AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.7 FEET ON FEB 16 2003. $$ RCS
419 WGUS81 KRNK 310927 CCA FLSRNK FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST VIRGINIA... GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON AFFECTING GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS COUNTIES AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA... GREENBRIER...MONROE...SUMMERS ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA.. NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX AFFECTING CITY OF GALAX...CARROLL AND GRAYSON COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS AFFECTING TAZEWELL COUNTY AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA...CITY OF GALAX...CITY OF RADFORD...CARROLL...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY... PULASKI...TAZEWELL AND IN WEST VIRGINIA...MERCER...SUMMERS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES AHPS'. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE NOON TODAY. && VAC035-077-640-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0008.130131T1717Z-130201T0636Z/ /GAXV2.1.ER.130131T1717Z.130131T1800Z.130131T1836Z.UU/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. AT 9.0 FEET... MINOR OVERBANK FLOODING. SOME CAMPGROUNDS UPSTREAM BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON SEP 18 2004. $$ VAC121-155-750-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0007.130131T1252Z-130201T2117Z/ /RDFV2.2.ER.130131T1252Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1517Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * NONFLOOD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET... ALL OF DEDMAN CENTER PARKING LOTS ARE FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0009.130201T0148Z-130202T0651Z/ /GLLV2.1.ER.130201T0148Z.130201T1200Z.130201T1851Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 03AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET ON FEB 23 2003. $$ WVC025-063-089-311716- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0006.130131T1457Z-130202T0000Z/ /ALDW2.2.ER.130131T1457Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1200Z.NO/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING * AT 02AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET... FLOODING OF ROADS IN ALDERSON AND SOME BUILDINGS AFFECTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.7 FEET ON JAN 26 2010. $$ VAC185-311716- /O.CON.KRNK.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /RLRV2.1.ER.130131T0250Z.130131T0715Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 416 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NEAR RICHLANDS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 02AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.7 FEET ON FEB 16 2003. $$ RCS
619 WGUS41 KRNK 311202 FLWRNK BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 702 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES FOR THE NEW RIVER...INCLUDING RADFORD...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING WITH MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST. THE NEW RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO CREST SLIGHTLY ABOVE MAJOR FLOOD STAGE AT RADFORD LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THE WATER MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. $$ && VAC121-155-750-010002- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0007.130131T1154Z-130201T2117Z/ /RDFV2.3.ER.130131T0937Z.130131T1800Z.130201T1517Z.NO/ 702 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 06AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...18.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ PC
441 WGUS81 KRNK 312038 FLSRNK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 338 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX AFFECTING CITY OF GALAX...CARROLL AND GRAYSON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD CRESTED EARLIER TODAY AT 21.13 FEET AND STAGES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AT GLEN LYN THE RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT A CREST IS EXPECTED SOMETIME LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES AHPS'. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY AROUND 10 PM. && VAC035-077-640-312108- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130201T0636Z/ /GAXV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 338 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 02PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. AT 9.0 FEET... MINOR OVERBANK FLOODING. SOME CAMPGROUNDS UPSTREAM BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED.. $$ VAC121-155-750-010438- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2024Z/ /RDFV2.3.ER.130131T0937Z.130131T1715Z.130201T1424Z.NO/ 338 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 03PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-010438- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0009.130131T2029Z-130202T0400Z/ /GLLV2.2.ER.130131T1721Z.130201T0600Z.130201T1600Z.NO/ 338 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 02PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.4 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ PC
614 WGUS81 KRNK 010233 FLSRNK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA... JAMES RIVER AT HOLCOMB ROCK AFFECTING AMHERST...BEDFORD...CAMPBELL AND CITY OF LYNCHBURG COUNTIES ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAL AFFECTING CAMPBELL...CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN AFFECTING BOTETOURT COUNTY JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF AFFECTING BUCKINGHAM AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON AFFECTING GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS COUNTIES ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES THE JAMES RIVER HAS CRESTED AT BUCHANAN AND WAS CRESTING AT HOLCOMB ROCK. THE NEW RIVER HAS CRESTED AT GLEN LYN. THE GREENBRIER RIVER HAS CRESTED AT ALDERSON AND WAS CRESTING AT HILLDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES AHPS'. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NOON FRIDAY. && VAC009-019-031-680-010303- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130201T1834Z/ /HRKV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE JAMES RIVER AT HOLCOMB ROCK. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. THE RIVER WAS CRESTING AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.7 FEET ON APRIL 17 2011. $$ VAC029-065-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0015.130201T1052Z-000000T0000Z/ /BREV2.2.ER.130201T1052Z.130201T2100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF. * FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 07:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS HEIGHT COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.5 FEET ON APRIL 18 2011. $$ VAC121-155-750-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T1717Z/ /RDFV2.3.ER.130131T0937Z.130131T1715Z.130201T1117Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY. MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET... ALL OF DEDMAN CENTER PARKING LOTS ARE FLOODED. * THE CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.7 FEET ON SEPT 23 1989. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130202T0252Z/ /GLLV2.3.ER.130131T1721Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1452Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * THE CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.0 FEET ON JAN 19 1996. $$ VAC023-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ /BNNV2.1.ER.130131T1937Z.130201T0045Z.130201T0900Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY. AT 17.0 FEET... RIGHT BANK ABOVE THE GAGE AND FLATS ABOVE TOWN ON THE LEFT BANK ARE INUNDATED. MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL LANDS ARE AFFECTED. * THE CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.9 FEET ON APR 16 2007. $$ WVC025-063-089-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1836Z/ /ALDW2.1.ER.130131T1533Z.130131T2100Z.130201T0636Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AT 15.0 FEET... FARM LAND ALONG RIVER BANK NEAR GAGE IS FLOODED. * THE CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.1 FEET ON MAR 5 1999. $$ VAC031-037-083-010303- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130201T1915Z/ /BROV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * THE CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.4 FEET ON MAR 17 2007. $$ VAC037-083-011033- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0021.130201T0646Z-130203T0843Z/ /RNDV2.1.ER.130201T0646Z.130201T1800Z.130202T2043Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH. * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.4 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.9 FEET ON DEC 9 2011. $$ VAC083-010303- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130202T2028Z/ /SBNV2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 933 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 08:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. $$
289 WGUS81 KRNK 010741 FLSRNK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN AFFECTING BOTETOURT COUNTY NEW RIVER AT RADFORD AFFECTING CITY OF RADFORD...MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON AFFECTING GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA... JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF AFFECTING BUCKINGHAM AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN AFFECTING GILES...MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING CHARLOTTE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES THE GREENBRIER AND NEW RIVERS HAVE CRESTED ARE FALLING THIS MORNING. THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT HILLDALE IN SUMMERS COUNTY REMAINS ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16 FEET...READING 18.9 FEET AT 100 AM. THIS RIVER IS FALLING AND SHOULD BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 900 AM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON 'RIVERS & LAKES AHPS'. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM TODAY. && VAC029-065-011541- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0015.130201T0733Z-000000T0000Z/ /BREV2.2.ER.130201T0534Z.130201T1700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JAMES RIVER NEAR BREMO BLUFF. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 02AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. $$ VAC121-155-750-010811- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T1717Z/ /RDFV2.3.ER.130131T0937Z.130131T1715Z.130201T0340Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NEW RIVER AT RADFORD. * AT 02AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. $$ VAC071-WVC055-089-011541- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130202T0012Z/ /GLLV2.3.ER.130131T1721Z.130201T0000Z.130201T1212Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 01AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.4 FEET ON NOV 20 2003. $$ VAC037-083-011541- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130203T0112Z/ /RNDV2.1.ER.130201T0746Z.130201T1800Z.130202T1312Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH. * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING * AT 01AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 400 AM THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.9 FEET ON DEC 9 2011. $$ VAC023-010811- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ /BNNV2.1.ER.130131T1937Z.130201T0045Z.130201T0415Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN. * AT 01AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. $$ WVC025-063-089-010811- /O.CAN.KRNK.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1836Z/ /ALDW2.1.ER.130131T1533Z.130131T2100Z.130201T0500Z.NO/ 241 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. * AT 01AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. AT 13.5 FEET... ADDITIONAL LOW SPOTS ALONG ROUTE 3 ARE FLOODED.. $$
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 30, 8:30 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 8:30 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
830 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY FALLING
TEMPERATURES AND MORE GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
COLD AIR WILL PERSIST FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...WITH PERIODIC EPISODES OF SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 830 PM WEDNESDAY...
QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (QLCS - SQUALL LINE) WILL RACE
EAST OF MAIN COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 25 HAS
NOW REPLACED SEVERE STORM WATCH NUMBER 22. AFTER COORDINATION WITH
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE BACKING AND
INCREASING OVER NC AND INTO SOUTHSIDE VA. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN AN INCREASE IN THE SQUALL LINE INTENSITY AS IT MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. THIS NEW WATCH IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2AM...FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE QLCS SHOULD SEE A LULL IN THE
WIND...ALTHOUGH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY CONTINUE UP
UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. SURFACE COLD FRONT IS
CURRENTLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE OHIO/TN VALLEYS AND IS PROGGED
TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BRINING AN ABRUPT CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE AND SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION. ANY LULL IN THE WIND
PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL INCREASE AGAIN POST FRONTAL WITH
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BRINGING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FALLING
TEMPERATURES FOR THE LATE NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY.
HAVE EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS/ADVISORIES THROUGH 4PM
THURSDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR BOTH PRE AND POST FRONTAL WINDS. FLASH
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED EAST THROUGH SOUTHSIDE VA THROUGH
0400 AM THURSDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN ANTICIPATED ALONG
AND JUST BEHIND QLCS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST...EVEN
IN THE WAKE OF THE QLCS...UNTIL ACTUAL COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE
DEEPER MOISTURE EAST OF THE AREA. CRITICAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS ARE
BEING MET THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH RAIN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE...AND IN SOME CASES SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE FFG. RIVER
GAGES ARE RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY...HYDROGRAPHS GOING
VERTICAL...ESP ALONG THE WATAUGA...HOLSTON...CLINCH...AND
HEADWATERS OF THE NEW RIVER. THIS IS WHERE UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES
HAVE RAIN HAS OCCURRED. FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCIES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED...WATAUGA COUNTY...WHERE RAIN AMOUNTS HAVE EXCEEDED 5
INCHES. THE WATUAGA RIVER WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS LIFE THREATENING! WINTERTIME
SOILS WILL NOT ABSORB WATER LIKE THE SUMMER...ANYTHING MUCH OVER
AN INCH THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL GO INTO PURE RUNOFF...AND MUDSLIDES
ARE AN ALMOST CERTAINTY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.
LOCAL MODELS INDICATE THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN ABRUBT END AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AROUND 1AM IN THE WEST...CLOSER TO 4 AM IN THE
EAST...ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. AT SOME POINT
MAY NEED TO CONSIDER WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES FOR THE FAR WESTERN
CWA...FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND
INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. RAPID FALL IN TEMPERATURE
IS EXPECTED AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL RESULT IN CHANGE OVER
FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THIS CHANGE IS PROGGED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW
ACROSS THESE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS THURSDAY MORNING.
WINDS/CLOUDS/MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FROM THAT POINT ON...IT WILL BE BACK TO
WINTER WITH TEMPS AND PTYPE RESEMBLING SOMETHING MORE TYPICAL OF
JANUARY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 415 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
WARM WEATHER IS OVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
POLAR AIR WHICH COMES INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BE REINFORCED BY
SOME ARCTIC AIR THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TOWARD MIDNIGHT THURSDAY... PASSING OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST ALLOWING SOME MOISTURE TO POOL INTO THE
REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL STILL BE MOISTURE STARVED AS THE GULF IS
BEING BLOCKED BY A SURFACE RIDGE. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ONE
TO THREE INCHES OF DRY SNOW TO THE FAR WEST AND A DUSTING TO AN
INCH FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. CAN NOT
RULE OUT SCATTERED FLURRIES PUSHING EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE...POSSIBLY IN TO THE PIEDMONT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE
REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. 85H TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PLUNGE TO NEAR -16C IN THE AFTERNOON...SUGGESTING SURFACE TEMPS
WILL STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE FREEZING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND
REMAIN IN THE 20S WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. FRIDAY NIGHT LOOKS TO
BE THE COLDEST OF THE UPCOMING NIGHT THIS WEEKEND...CLEAR SKIES
AND DIMINISHING WINDS ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD IS DOMINATED BY WEST OR NORTHWEST FLOW AND
SOME DEGREE OF COLD ADVECTION UNDER LARGE LONG WAVE TROUGH THAT
PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH AMERICA...HOWEVER OVER TIME
THE AMPLITUDE OF THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY AS WE GO THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. HOW MUCH THIS DIMINISHES...AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF A
FEW CLIPPER SYSTEMS THAT WILL PROVIDE A RE-ENFORCING SHOT OF COLDER
AIR AND SNOW SHOWER POTENTIAL...REMAINS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION AS
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN MUCH OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS
PERIOD.
BEGINNING SATURDAY HOWEVER...GUIDANCE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE IN THE DAY
AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH THE 00Z ECMWF AND 12Z CANADIAN A
LITTLE FASTER AND A LITTLE COLDER. 12Z GFS A BIT STRONGER WITH THIS
SYSTEM...BUT ALSO SOMEWHAT MILDER ON SATURDAY BEFORE IT ARRIVES WITH
WEAK WARM ADVECTION. GFS ENSEMBLES ALSO SUGGEST THE OPERATIONAL GFS
IS ON THE WARMER SIDE OF THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS...SO EVEN THOUGH
WILL NOT GO AS COLD AS THE ECMWF MOS NUMBERS...WILL STAY A FEW DEG
COOLER THAN GFS-BASED NUMBERS. HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED SOME HIGH CHC TO
LOW LIKELY POPS IN THE FAR WEST AS EARLY AS LATE IN THE DAY
SATURDAY. WOULD EXPECT PRECIP TO ARRIVE EARLIER THAN THE GFS...AND
MAYBE EARLIER THAN THE ECMWF GIVEN THE TYPICAL BIAS OF THE MODELS IN
THESE SITUATIONS. STILL LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY MINOR NW FLOW SNOWFALL
EVENT FOR THE UPSLOPE AREAS...YET A FEW INCHES IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. MAYBE EVEN A SKIFF FARTHER EAST UP TOWARD THE BLUE RDG IF
THE STRONGER GFS IDEA ENDS UP BEING CORRECT.
COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THAT...AND THE DEGREE OF COLD
AIR ADVECTION IS UNCERTAIN YET DOES NOT LOOK ESPECIALLY STRONG. 00Z
ECMWF BUILDS WEAK S/WV RIDGE IN FOR MONDAY ACTUALLY...AHEAD OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM. FASTER SOLUTIONS SUGGEST THIS NEXT CLIPPER COULD ARRIVE
BY LATE MONDAY...BUT CONSENSUS LOOKS MORE LIKE LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. HAVE A SLIGHT CHC IN LATE MONDAY THOUGH AGAIN BECAUSE
OF MODEL BIASES TYPICALLY NOT FAST ENOUGH. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE
MORE MINOR EVENT IN TERMS OF ANY SNOW SHOWER ACCUMULATIONS IN
TYPICAL UPSLOPE AREAS COMPARED TO WEEKEND EVENT...YET FAR ENOUGH OUT
THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR POTENTIAL AMPLIFICATION AND
CANADIAN IS MOST AGRESSIVE WITH THIS IDEA.
FINALLY BY WEDNESDAY THERE ARE SIGNS OF LARGE SCALE FLOW BECOMING
INCREASINGLY ZONAL...ESPECIALLY GFS SOLUTIONS...BUT SOME DEGREE OF
NW FLOW MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK SO NOT EXPECTING ANY MAJOR
WARM UPS THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING FAIRLY
SEASONABLE. BETTER CHANCE FOR WARM UP MAY COME LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 700 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
PRIMARILY MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH LCL IFR DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BETWEEN 06-09 UTC (1AM-4AM)TIME
FRAME. THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WESTERLY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR
WITH POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE GUSTS OF 35 KTS. PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT WILL ALSO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AT
BLF/LWB/BCB AFTER 0400 AM.
STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. A CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT-EARLY FRIDAY
BRINGING A PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS FROM SNOW SHOWERS. VFR
CONDTIONS WILL THEN RETURN LATE FRIDAY WITH ANOUTHER ROUND OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH YET ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE - CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY RAIN IS ONGOING ACROSS THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA. IT NOW
APPEARS...PER THE STATIONARY NATURE OF THE RAINS...THAT AS MUCH
AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE NEW
RIVER...THE HOLSTON AND CLINCH RIVERS...AND THE DAN RIVER. 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE HEADWATERS OF THE
ROANOKE...JAMES...AND GREENBRIER.
THIS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG AREA RIVERS WITH POTENTIAL FOR MINOR RIVER
FLOODING. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ON THE WATAUGA
RIVER WHERE UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN OBSERVED. A FLASH
FLOOD EMERGENCY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATUAGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.
WATER RESCUES ARE UNDERWAY. PLEASE MONITOR RIVER FORECASTS CLOSELY
AS WE WILL BE UPDATING THE FORECASTS AS INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE FROM THE RIVER FORECAST CENTERS.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING FROM WYTHEVILLE
IS BACK ON THE AIR. THE SITE LOST COMMERCIAL POWER AND IS NOW
OPERATING ON GENERATOR POWER.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-009>020-
022>024-032>035-043>045-058.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ011-013-014-
016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-009-010-
012-015.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001>006-
018>020.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ002>006-019-020.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042>045.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ043>045.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...SK
AVIATION...DS
HYDROLOGY...PM
EQUIPMENT...PMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 8:55 PM EST, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-010200- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-010200- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ046-047-059-010200- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 25 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-VAZ043>045-058-010200- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX- 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 25 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-003-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>018-022>024-032>035-010200- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- 855 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 30, 6:43 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
643 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM FLASH FLOOD BOONE 36.21N 81.67W
01/30/2013 WATAUGA NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
BOONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT AT LEAST
FOUR WATER RESCUES ARE OCCURING AT THIS TIME...AND
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED IN THE BOONE AREA
&&
PWLocal storm report, Jan 30, 7:21 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
721 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW JORDAN MINES 37.63N 80.18W
01/30/2013 ALLEGHANY VA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS POTTS CREEK ROAD IN THE
8400 BLOCK. ROAD CLOSED.
&&
SKSpecial weather statement, Jan 30, 7:30 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
730 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
NCZ003>005-020-VAZ016-017-032-033-043-310145-
STOKES NC-YADKIN NC-SURRY NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-FRANKLIN VA-PATRICK VA-
CARROLL VA-HENRY VA-FLOYD VA-
730 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
WESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EST
* AT 724 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM DUGSPUR TO BUCK SHOALS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALLISONIA TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF
RONDA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDIAN VALLEY... MOUNT AIRY...
KING... ELKIN...
ROCKY MOUNT... YADKINVILLE...
SPENCER... WALNUT COVE...
DOBSON... BOTTOM...
BASSETT... FERRUM...
PILOT MOUNTAIN... FRANCISCO...
CANA... BOONVILLE...
COPPER HILL... STUART...
EAST BEND... AND WOOLWINE.
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.
THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8088 3617 8088 3691 8068 3720 7979
3626 8005 3626 8045 3623 8044 3611 8048
3611 8051 3609 8052 3605 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 247DEG 30KT 3687 8066 3606 8092
ASSpecial weather statement, Jan 30, 8:06 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
806 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
NCZ005-006-VAZ023-024-033>035-043>046-058-310230-
CASWELL NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-CAMPBELL VA-BOTETOURT VA-FRANKLIN VA-
HALIFAX VA-APPOMATTOX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-AMHERST VA-BEDFORD VA-
ROCKBRIDGE VA-HENRY VA-
806 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EST
* AT 759 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUCHANAN TO PENNS STORE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAGLE ROCK TO SPENCER...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEDFORD...
LYNCHBURG CITY...
MARTINSVILLE...
DANVILLE...
REIDSVILLE...
AND YANCEYVILLE.
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 3626 8004 3639 8003 3762 7965 3787 7915
3781 7917 3778 7908 3772 7906 3753 7888
3654 7910 3654 7914 3625 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 240DEG 30KT 3755 7970 3656 8005
ASLocal storm report, Jan 30, 9:19 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
919 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0647 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW PIPESTEM 37.54N 81.01W
01/30/2013 SUMMERS WV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
BLUESTONE RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE AT PIPESTEM
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WNW NARROWS 37.35N 80.89W
01/30/2013 MERCER WV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
EAST RIVER AT WILLOWTON REACHED FLOOD STAGE
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N RED SULPHUR SPRING 37.53N 80.77W
01/30/2013 MONROE WV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
INDIAN CREEK REACHED FLOOD STAGE NEAR RED SULPHER
SPRINGS.
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE JEFFERSON 36.44N 81.40W
01/30/2013 ASHE NC AMATEUR RADIO
NEW RIVER FLOWING ACROSS DOG CREEK ROAD NEAR CRUMPLER
0705 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE TODD 36.34N 81.55W
01/30/2013 ASHE NC AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS HOLMAN ROAD. ALMOST 4
INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED
0710 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 S MOUTH OF WILSON 36.50N 81.34W
01/30/2013 ASHE NC AMATEUR RADIO
NORTH FORK NEW RIVER FLOWING OVER SILAS CREEK ROAD.
ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF RAIN.
0713 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E ASHLAND 36.43N 81.62W
01/30/2013 ASHE NC AMATEUR RADIO
EXTENSIVE FLOODING REPORTED ALONG PEAK ROAD INTERSECTION
WITH WORTH CHAPEL ROAD
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW ROANOKE 37.26N 80.02W
01/30/2013 CITY OF ROANOKE VA PUBLIC
6 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS CARVEN CREEK ROAD NEAR
DEYERLE ROAD
&&
SKLocal storm report, Jan 30, 9:22 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
922 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNW BLOWING ROCK 36.20N 81.71W
01/30/2013 WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
TWO FEET OF WATER FLOWING OVER DIAMOND BRANCH ROAD.
&&
SKThe 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, 9:48 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 | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 41 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every 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.