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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 16, 2014Culpeper County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2014, 4:52 AM EDT for Culpeper County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It took effect at May 16, 2014, 7:30 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2014, 4:52 AM EDT (08:52 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2014, 7:30 AM EDT
Expired: May 17, 2014, 9:12 AM EDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Culpeper County, VA, Orange County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rapidan River near Culpeper (CLPV2). The gauge peaked at 17.16 ft at May 16, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01667500, 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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 16, 4:24 AM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:24 AM EDT, 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 11:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1115 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0526 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE KENSINGTON        39.02N  77.07W
05/15/2014                   MONTGOMERY         MD   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON EAST BEXHILL DRIVE AT SAUL
            ROAD IN KENSINGTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400219

DH

Local storm report, May 15, 11:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1127 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0329 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE ALMA               38.60N  78.55W
05/15/2014                   PAGE               VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON POWERLINES ON LEAKSVILLE
            ROAD NEAR MIKE LONGS WOODS ROAD.

0333 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ORANGE                  38.25N  78.11W
05/15/2014                   ORANGE             VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING CLIFTON ROAD NEAR
            HOPEWELL ROAD IN RAPIDAN.

0337 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE SLATE MILLS       38.51N  78.17W
05/15/2014                   CULPEPER           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN WITHIN 100 FEET OF EACH
            OTHER ON REVA ROAD NEAR CABIN ROAD IN REVA.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE FORDSVILLE        38.37N  78.10W
05/15/2014                   CULPEPER           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING PEACOCK LANE AT JAMES
            MADISON HIGHWAY IN RAPIDAN.

0351 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE CASTLETON          38.59N  78.08W
05/15/2014                   CULPEPER           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A LARGE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AT
            THE 9000 BLOCK OF WESLYN DRIVE IN RIXEYVILLE.

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CULPEPER                38.47N  78.00W
05/15/2014                   CULPEPER           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON THE 800 BLOCK OF SOUTH WEST
            STREET IN CULPEPER.

0407 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE RIVERSIDE         38.91N  78.20W
05/15/2014                   WARREN             VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON POWERLINES ON STONEWALL
            JACKSON HIGHWAY NEAR FRONT ROYAL.

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE FRONT ROYAL       38.94N  78.13W
05/15/2014                   WARREN             VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON DISMAL HOLLOW ROAD AT HAPPY
            CREEK ROAD IN FRONT ROYAL.

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE FRONT ROYAL       38.94N  78.15W
05/15/2014                   WARREN             VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON POWERLINES ON SHENANDOAH
            SHORES ROAD AT PROGRESS DRIVE.

0504 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW DUMFRIES          38.57N  77.34W
05/15/2014                   PRINCE WILLIAM     VA   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE ON VAN BUREN
            ROAD NEAR MINA ROAD.

0526 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE KENSINGTON        39.02N  77.07W
05/15/2014                   MONTGOMERY         MD   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON EAST BEXHILL DRIVE AT SAUL
            ROAD IN KENSINGTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400215 LWX1400214 LWX1400213 LWX1400211 LWX1400212
LWX1400210 LWX1400217 LWX1400216 LWX1400218 LWX1400209 LWX1400219

DH

Local storm report, May 16, 12:41 AM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1241 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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

1210 AM     FLOOD            2 NNE LANDES            38.92N  79.18W
05/16/2014                   GRANT              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            A STREAM WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF
            WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 220 JUST
            NORTH OF THE GRANT COUNTY AND PENDLETON COUNTY LINE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400220

DH

Local storm report, May 16, 12:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1256 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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

1255 AM     FLOOD            3 NW NORTH GARDEN       37.97N  78.68W
05/16/2014                   ALBEMARLE          VA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THREE FEET OF WATER STANDING NEAR THE 5400 BLOCK OF
            PLANK ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400221

BJL

Local storm report, May 16, 2:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
232 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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

0230 AM     FLOOD            3 NNE MIDDLETOWN        39.07N  78.26W
05/16/2014                   FREDERICK          VA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            WATER RESCUE DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER VAUCLUSE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400222

BJL

Local storm report, May 16, 4:47 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
447 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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

0425 AM     FLOOD            EMMITSBURG              39.70N  77.33W
05/16/2014                   FREDERICK          MD   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THE INTERSECTION OF ANNANDALE AND HAMPTON VALLEY ROAD
            WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400223

BJL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		112 min
May 15, 10:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	20 hr
May 15, 10:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Orange, Rockingham and 2 more	16 hr
May 16, 12:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock and 2 more	29 hr
May 16, 12:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren	28 hr
May 16, 12:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	36 hr
May 16, 1:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester	36 hr
May 16, 2:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun, Warren	18 hr
May 16, 2:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren	3 hr
May 16, 3:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William	12 hr
May 16, 3:34 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Loudoun	26 min
May 16, 4:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
May 16, 5:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	17 hr
May 16, 6:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	34 hr
May 16, 6:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	34 hr
May 16, 6:51 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	23 hr
May 16, 6:59 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	5 hr
May 16, 7:11 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	3 hr
May 16, 7:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Warren	33 hr
May 16, 8:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Page	34 hr
May 16, 8:37 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		38 min
May 16, 9:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Warren	68 hr
May 16, 9:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	68 hr
May 16, 9:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	65 hr
May 16, 11:56 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	7 hr
May 16, 3:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William	6 hr
May 16, 3:59 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Shenandoah, Warren	16 hr
May 16, 6:27 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	46 hr
May 15, 11:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	34 hr
May 15, 11:31 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Frederick	6 hr
May 16, 4:17 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	42 hr
May 16, 4:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	33 hr
May 16, 6:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Prince George's, City of Baltimore	12 hr
May 16, 8:20 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	115 min
May 16, 9:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	36 hr
May 16, 9:50 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	31 hr
May 16, 9:51 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	43 hr
May 16, 9:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	40 hr
May 15, 11:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Grant, Hardy, Pendleton	14 hr
May 15, 11:47 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Grant, Hardy	7 hr
May 16, 2:17 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Pendleton	23 hr
May 16, 4:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Grant, Hardy	18 hr
May 16, 4:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	34 hr
May 16, 9:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Hardy	11 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

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.