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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 15, 2014Brunswick County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2014, 9:18 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Virginia. It took effect at May 16, 2014, 7:17 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2014, 9:18 PM EDT (01:18 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2014, 7:17 AM EDT
Expired
May 19, 2014, 11:53 AM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Brunswick County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Meherrin River near Lawrenceville (LAWV2). The gauge peaked at 25.88 ft at May 18, 2014, 5:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02051500, 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 15, 8:51 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 8:51 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 8:58 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 15, 3:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 5:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
554 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

VAZ080-087-088-092-152245-
DINWIDDIE-GREENSVILLE-SOUTHAMPTON-SUSSEX-
554 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS DINWIDDIE...CITY OF
EMPORIA...GREENSVILLE...SOUTHAMPTON AND SUSSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM EDT...

AT 553 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CLARESVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER EMPORIA...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GREEN PLAIN...AND...ADAMS GROVE
AT 600 PM EDT...GRIZZARD...AND...SLAGLES LAKE AT 605 PM EDT...JARRATT
AT 610 PM EDT...OWENS AT 615 PM EDT...HUSKE AT 620 PM EDT...STONY
CREEK AT 630 PM EDT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

LAT...LON 3701 7756 3697 7724 3656 7742 3657 7759

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Special weather statement, May 15, 6:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
633 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

VAZ070-071-080>082-088-089-152315-
CHARLES CITY-CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-HENRICO-PRINCE
GEORGE-SURRY-SUSSEX-
633 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
HENRICO...CHESTERFIELD...CHARLES CITY...CITY OF HOPEWELL...CITY OF
PETERSBURG...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...SURRY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

AT 632 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CARSON TO HILDA...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF DINWIDDIE TO 13 MILES EAST OF
PURDY...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE   SUSSEX AROUND 640 PM EDT...
  PETERSBURG AROUND 655 PM EDT...
  FORT LEE AROUND 700 PM EDT...
  PRINCE GEORGE AROUND 705 PM EDT...
  HOPEWELL AROUND 710 PM EDT...

HAZARDS INCLUDE...

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

LAT...LON 3740 7742 3729 7700 3676 7736 3693 7752

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Special weather statement, May 15, 7:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
709 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

VAZ063-070-071-081>083-160000-
CHARLES CITY-CHESTERFIELD-HANOVER-HENRICO-NEW KENT-PRINCE GEORGE-
709 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HENRICO...CHESTERFIELD...
HANOVER...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT...CITY OF HOPEWELL...CITY OF
PETERSBURG AND PRINCE GEORGE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

AT 709 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PRINCE GEORGE...OR ABOUT OVER FORT LEE...MOVING NORTH...NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR JORDAN POINT COUNTRY CLUB AT
715 PM EDT...WAYSIDE AT 725 PM EDT...GLENDALE AT 735 PM EDT...BOTTOMS
BRIDGE AT 740 PM EDT...ORAPAX FARMS AT 745 PM EDT...WESTWOOD AT 750
PM EDT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...

GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

LAT...LON 3768 7731 3757 7703 3713 7727 3719 7737

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Local storm report, May 15, 9:12 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
912 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0830 PM     FLOOD            CHASE CITY              36.80N  78.46W
05/15/2014                   MECKLENBURG        VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STATE ROUTE 695 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1400944

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward3 hr
May 15, 11:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward3 hr
May 15, 11:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward52 hr
May 16, 12:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQFluvanna38 hr
May 16, 12:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway64 min
May 16, 4:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie62 hr
May 16, 4:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Hanover, City of Richmond65 min
May 16, 4:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin26 min
May 16, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk60 min
May 16, 6:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News and 4 more58 min
May 16, 6:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more6 hr
May 16, 7:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach57 min
May 16, 7:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBuckingham, Fluvanna49 hr
May 16, 7:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach56 min
May 16, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond68 hr
May 16, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan6 days
May 16, 8:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach110 min
May 16, 8:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk117 min
May 16, 9:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach6 hr
May 16, 9:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach90 min
May 16, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQCumberland, Goochland, Powhatan27 hr
May 16, 10:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack3 hr
May 16, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton57 min
May 16, 11:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton38 min
May 16, 2:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth3 hr
May 16, 3:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQHenrico, City of Richmond54 hr
May 16, 3:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQSussex3 days
May 16, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans57 min
May 16, 9:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans58 min
May 16, 10:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans109 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck54 min
May 15, 8:40 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico10 hr
May 16, 9:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester58 min
May 16, 9:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester65 min
May 16, 10:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester64 min
May 16, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWorcester28 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.