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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 16, 2014Washington County, Maryland; Jefferson County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2014, 9:53 AM EDT for Washington County, Maryland; Jefferson County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 17, 2014, 2:13 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2014, 9:53 AM EDT (13:53 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2014, 2:13 AM EDT
Expired: May 18, 2014, 2:13 AM EDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Washington County, MD, Jefferson County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Potomac River at Harpers Ferry (HFEW2).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 21.5 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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, 7:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 9:14 AM EDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 8:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 8:53 AM EDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, May 16, 8:56 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 9:02 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 9:06 AM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 9:26 AM EDT, 27 minutes before

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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, 4:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania	28 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 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

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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.